Sidecar
- 1 1/2 oz. brandy or Cognac
- 1 oz. triple sec
- 1 oz. lemon juice
- Chill a cocktail glass with ice and water
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice
- Strain into chilled glass
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.
“Go away you English Kanigits or I’ll taunt you a second time” (if you don’t know where that quote comes from – Don’t admit it!)
This cocktail is a bourbon and orange sour with the almond sweetness of the orgeat and the kick of habanero. The name originated during a family ski trip to Steamboat Springs a number of years ago. We would always eat at the Tugboat Saloon on our first night and, so, cold and tired, I spotted a bottle of Wild Turkey behind the bar. I asked the waitress if they had Wild Turkey 101. She replied, “Yes.” To which I said, “I’ll have that neat.” She then repeated my order, “A Wild Turkey neat.” Now, from the other end of the table, with great incredulity, our teenage daughter asked: “What’s a Wild Turkey in Heat?”
Cheers!