Vodka Sidecar

Cool your chosen cup or glass by placing it in the freezer. Also cool and empty a shaker.

Using the manual juicer, squeeze 3/4 OZ (20 ml) of lemon juice, measure using the jigger, then pour into the shaker.

Measure and pour 1 3/4 OZ (50 ml) of vodka into the shaker with the jigger.

Measure and pour 3/4 OZ (20 ml) triple sec (orange liqueur) into the shaker with the jigger.

Fill the shaker 3/4 full with ice. Close it with the cap and shake vigorously until all the metal parts of the shaker have cooled completely and are covered with condensation.

It's time to rim the cup. Take it out of the freezer and wet the edge with a slice of lemon, then rotate the wet part of the cup in the sugar, lying on top of a cocktail napkin or saucer. For edging, simply lightly rim the edge of the glass, without overdoing it.

Open the shaker. Pour the cocktail into the cooled and decorated cup, filtering it with a strainer (double strain). Double filtering is done to prevent ice flakes from ending up inside the glass.

With a citrus peeler, remove a tongue of orange peel. Twist over the glass to squeeze the essential oils inside the cocktail. Garnish the cocktail that's now ready to be served.

History

This cocktail is simply a horizontal twist (replacing an ingredient in the recipe) of a long cocktail, the sidecar. It doesn't usually appear in drink lists, but it is a very simple variant to create to satisfy fans.