The Sidecar
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
- 2 ounces citrus
- ¾ ounce
- ½ ounce fresh juice
- ½ ounce pure, unsweetened cranberry juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Garnish: wheel
Method
Shake all the ingredients with ice, then double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with the lime wheel.
History
Created in 1988 by Toby Cecchini at New York's Odeon, reworking an earlier rail-vodka pink drink into a proper sour with fresh lime, Cointreau, and the newly launched Absolut Citron — it became the defining cocktail of the 1990s.
Web alternative
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 oz Vodka
- 1/4 oz Lime juice
- 1/4 oz Cointreau
- 1/4 cup Cranberry juice
Method
Shake the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.