Hello, NowOmaha.com readers! Friendsgiving is the potluck where somebody always brings three kinds of mac and cheese and nobody complains. Our contribution this year is a Sidecar dressed for the season: brandy, orange liqueur and lemon, with a splash of apple cider and a cinnamon sugar rim. It is a classic for a reason, and the cider makes it taste like November.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz brandy or apple brandy
- 3/4 oz orange liqueur (Cointreau or triple sec)
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 oz apple cider
- Cinnamon sugar (2 Tbsp sugar plus 1/2 tsp cinnamon) for the rim
- Orange twist for garnish
- Ice
Instructions:
- Rim a chilled coupe or Nick and Nora glass with cinnamon sugar.
- Add brandy, orange liqueur, lemon juice and cider to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard for 12 seconds.
- Strain into the glass.
- Express the orange twist over the top and drop it in.
Batch tip: multiply by eight, stir in a pitcher without ice, and shake to order. Cheers to the friends who feel like family, Omaha!
Photo: AGnias47 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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