This traditional sidecar drink recipe is courtesy of Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan, authors of "In the Land of Cocktails."
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Ingredients
Makes 1 cocktail
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
1 lemon wedge
Ice cubes
2 ounces domestic brandy
1 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
3-inch-long strip of lemon zest
Directions
Place sugar in a shallow dish or saucer. Run the lemon wedge around the rim of a martini glass and discard. Dip rim in sugar to coat. Fill glass with ice and set aside to chill.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add brandy, Cointreau, and lemon juice; shake vigorously.
Remove ice from glass and discard. Twist lemon peel over glass; strain cocktail into glass. Serve immediately.
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