Biggles' Sidecar

Biggles' Sidecar

  • Robust
  • Slightly tart
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Ingredients

  • 1 2⁄3 oz Cognac
  • 1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur
  • 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
  • 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
  • 1 dash Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of fresh ginger and lemon slices..

Method:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with fresh ginger and lemon slices.

Nutrition:

One serving of Biggles' Sidecar contains 186 calories

History:

Created in 2008 by yours truly at The Cabinet Room, London, England. As a kid, I was an avid reader of the Biggles books.

Review:

The idea was to make a riff on an Aviation (see Biggles Aviation) but ginger cries out for cognac so I also ended up with this ginger Sidecar.