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| Sidecar |
First, Happy Father's Day to my Dad and my Grandfather. Below are two generations of Dad's and one up and comer. My little guy and I are fortunate to have my Dad who has boundless energy and will practice baseball whenever the mood strikes, is a master of water fun at the pool, is the MacGyver of making up games from scratch, will take a kid sledding until frostbite sets in and has an infectious laugh that reaches highest pitch when watching the late/great George Carlin. He's a tough act to follow and that makes me one lucky daughter.
As for the cocktail, I am having a Sidecar. This is a pre-prohibition, Gatsby era drink that thankfully survived the cocktail brain drain the Eighteenth Amendment invited. Gold in color with a balance of sweet and sour makes it perfect to celebrate the beginning of the weekend.
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| My Grandfather |
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| My Son |
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| My Dad and My Grandfather |
Sidecar
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Ingredients:
3//4 ounce Cointreau
3/4 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 1/2 ounces Cognac
Sugar for glass rim of the cocktail glass
Method:
1. Rub a lemon around the rim of a martini glass and dip in sugar. Place the glass in the freezer while you mix and shake.
2. Add Cointreau, lemon juice and Cognac to a cocktail shaker with lots of ice. Shake like a champ.
3. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes in the shaker and then shake it again.
4. Strain into the chilled glass from the freezer with the sugar rim.
5. Sip. Smile.
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