Upside-Down Sidecar

Jim Kearns, Le Crocodile | Brooklyn, NY

This recipe flips the classic proportions, putting the Curaçao up front. “In this case, we are using Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis Alexandre, a new release, containing an 82% Cognac base, for a very dry profile,” Jim Kearns explains. An orange twist is added to the tin, “for additional, fresh citrus flavor,” he says, a technique known as the Regal Shake.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/2 ounces Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis Alexandre
  • 1 1/2 ounces Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis Alexandre
  • 1 ounce Cognac, preferably Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
  • 1 ounce Cognac, preferably Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • Orange twist
  • Orange twist

Garnish: cane sugar half-rim, lemon twist

Directions
  1. Moisten half of the coupe glass rim with lemon juice, then roll or dip edge of glass in cane sugar.
  2. Combine all remaining ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with ice.
  3. Strain into prepared coupe.
  4. Garnish with lemon twist.

Tagged: reverse cocktails, sidecar

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