Sidecars with Dried Cherries
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 drinks
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 525
- Total Fat
- 1
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 68
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 57
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 8
- Total: 5 min
- Active: 5 min
Ingredients
Juice of 1 lemon for sugaring the glasses
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup dried cherries
6 ounces good Cognac (VS not VSOP), divided
3 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
3 ounces Grand Marnier liqueur
Ice
Directions
- To sugar the glass rims, pour the juice of 1 lemon into a shallow bowl and put the sugar on a small plate. Dip the rim of 2 highball or martini glasses first in the lemon juice and then in the sugar. Set them aside to dry.
- In a small bowl, combine the dried cherries with 2 ounces of the Cognac and microwave on high for 60 seconds. Set aside.
- Combine the 3 ounces of lemon juice with the remaining 4 ounces of Cognac, the Grand Marnier, and 1 teaspoon of the marinated cherry liquid. Fill a cocktail shaker three-quarters full with ice and pour in the cocktail mixture. Shake the mixer for a full 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!) and strain into the prepared glasses either straight up or over ice. Thread 3 or 4 marinated cherries on small skewers and serve each drink ice cold with a skewer of cherries.