Sidecar

The Sidecar is a perfect balance of spirit, citrus & sweetness provided in the way of liqueur. Most cocktail historians trace its origins to either Paris or London around the end of World War I. One popular story claims it was created for an American army captain who would arrive at a bar in the sidecar of a motorcycle. While that tale is romantic, what we do know is that the drink first appeared in print in 1922 in two important cocktail books: *Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry MacElhone *Cocktails: How to Mix Them by Robert Vermeire. The classic formula is simple and elegant: cognac, orange liqueur (traditionally Cointreau), and fresh lemon juice. The Sidecar became especially popular in the 1920s and ’30s, cementing its place as one of the foundational cocktails and influencing later drinks like the Margarita.