Martini · Must-know
Sidecar
Martini
Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.
Photo: Evan Swigart from Chicago, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The build
- Brandy1½ shots2¼ oz
- Triple Sec½ shot¾ oz
- Sour¾ oz
- Garnish: Lemon/Sugar Rim
Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts
ALL OF THESE ARE STRAIGHT UP IN A MARTINI GLASS
How to remember it
A Lemon Drop that rode in a sidecar with an old-timer: swap the vodka for brandy. Same sugar rim, same pucker.
Compare with Lemon Drop
Drink family: New Orleans Sour · Spirit + citrus + orange liqueur
One formula, many names: the Kamikaze is just a Margarita made with vodka.
Same shape on your sheets: Kamikaze, Cosmopolitan, Metropolitan, Blue Mermaid
Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.
Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.