What to do with left over Alcohol

If you have any left over alcohol from new years that try something adventurous and bold. Take your left over alcohol and explore or even develop new drinks from what ingredients you have in your fridge. One of my favorite drinks remains the Sidecar. A elegant sophisticated drink developed in France, the sidecar taste tangy like a margarita, but smooth like brandy. This drink pairs well with any bar snack like olives or a nice cheese. A local bar in Houston called Anvil makes great drinks like the Sidecar from old recipes and ingredients.

Sidecar The Sidecar is a cocktail made of

2 ounces cognac
1 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce Cointreau or triple sec

Shake or stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Sometimes, a small extra portion (the "sidecar") is served in a a mini-carafe type glass called a "cocktail carafe" or "cocktail decanter" in addition to the portion served in the cocktail glass. This glass accompanies the cocktail glass and prevents further dilution from the ice in the cocktail shaker. The rim of the glass is sometimes coated in sugar in a manner similar to the salt on a margarita glass.

The Sidecar was originally invented at a bar in Paris for one of the patrons who was fond of arriving driven in a motorcycle sidecar. David A. Embury (The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, 1948) credits the invention to an American Army captain during World War I "and named after the motorcycle sidecar in which the good captain was driven to and from the little bistro where the drink was born and christened." According to Embury, the original Sidecar had several more ingredients, which were refined away. A Sidecar according to Embury, a connoisseur of cocktails rather than a bartender, is simply a Daiquiri with brandy as its base rather than rum, and with Cointreau as the sweetening agent rather than sugar syrup. He recommends the same proportions (8:2:1) for both, making a much less sweet Sidecar.

It is said that a proper Sidecar should be made with Cognac (at least a VSOP - Very Superior Old Pale) rather than just ordinary brandy. Cognac is technically brandy but it is easier to find a quality Cognac than a quality unflavored brandy. Also, since the Sidecar is a French creation, it is appropriate to use a distinctly French liquor.


Source: http://www.eatoutzone.com/Cocktail_with_Brandy_Cognac.htm

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