The Sidebar cocktail is what would happen if Cognac, rye, and Cointreau all met up for a delicious conversation at Spago in Beverly Hills
Take the best parts of a Brandy Crusta, a Sidecar, and a margarita and voila, you have the Sidebar, one of the finest cocktails from Spago in Beverly Hills. Look to pair it with some raw fish, while enjoying the rebirth of Beverly Hill-style elegance.
Bar Director Adam Fournier tells us…
Name the cocktail.
Sidebar
What inspired the name? What’s this drink’s origin story?
The drink is like a SideCar, a Brandy Crusta, and a Bellini all had a sidebar conversation about how to become a new cocktail, hence the name.
What other drinks belong in its family?
The Brandy Crusta, Sidecar, and a little whiskey sour adjacent
If you like Margaritas and Sidecars you should try this drink.
What food is this cocktail best served with?
This drink goes great with lighter fare like sashimi and tartar. Food that doesn’t over power its drinking companions.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Remy Martin 1738 Cognac
- .5 oz Michter’s Single Barrel Rye Whiskey
- .5 oz Cointreau
- .75 oz Champagne Lime Cordial***
- Dehydrated Peach Powder
Directions
- Dust the outside of a chilled, stemmed cocktail glass with the peach powder.
- Combine the rest of the ingredients in a mixing glass.
- Stir with ice.
- Strain into the peach crusted glass.
***Champagne Lime Cordial
- 500 g Clarified Lime Juice (the recipe will work if the juice isn’t clarified but it won’t have the same clarity in the glass)
- 250 g sugar
- 8 g lactic acid
- 8 g tartaric acid
Cordial Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender.
- Blend on medium high until fully incorporated.
- Fine Strain
- Store in a clean glass container under refrigeration for up to three (3) weeks
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