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Side Car Recipe

Name: Black & Blue Waterloos SIDE CAR Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Martell VSOP or Martell Cognac; 1 oz Cointreau (or other orange liqueur); 0.75 oz Fresh lime juice; 0.25 oz Simple syrup (optional, for balance); 1 tsp Superfine sugar (for rimming glass); 1 piece Lime twist or orange twist; 6 cube Ice (for shaking)

Inspired by Black & Blue Waterloo

Time10m

Serves1

Martell Brandy, Cointreau, Lime Juice

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz Martell VSOP or Martell Cognac1 oz Cointreau (or other orange liqueur)3/4 oz Fresh lime juice1/4 oz Simple syrup (optional, for balance)

Garnish & Finish

1 tsp Superfine sugar (for rimming glass)1 piece Lime twist or orange twist6 cube Ice (for shaking)

Method

Prepare Glass

Chill a coupe or martini glass in the freezer for a few minutes, or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail.

Pour the superfine sugar onto a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the chilled glass to dampen it, then dip the rim into the sugar to create a thin, even sugar rim. Empty any ice water from the glass if used.

Mix Cocktail

Combine Ingredients

In a cocktail shaker, add the Martell cognac (2 oz), Cointreau (1 oz), fresh lime juice (3/4 oz), and simple syrup (1/4 oz) if you prefer a slightly sweeter drink.

Add Ice and Shake

Add 6 ice cubes to the shaker. Seal and shake vigorously for about 12–15 seconds, until the shaker is well-chilled and slightly frosted on the outside.

Strain

Double-strain the cocktail through a fine mesh strainer into the prepared sugar-rimmed chilled coupe or martini glass to remove small ice shards and ensure a clean texture.

Garnish & Serve

Express the oils of a lime or orange twist over the drink by holding the twist over the glass and giving it a quick squeeze, then drop the twist into the cocktail or rest it on the rim.

Serve immediately. Yields one cocktail.