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Our special drink tonite is a Sidecar- Main alcohol: Brandy

Ingredients: 2 oz Cognac, 3/4 oz Lemon juice, 3/4 oz Triple sec

Preparation: Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Served: Straight up (without ice)

Drinkware: Cocktail glass

Primary alcohol by volume: Cognac 

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Today and all day we have "Red Beer" which is tomato juice and beer which is a local favorite for UP railroaders in Council Bluffs IA.

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The City of New Orleans  enroute to Mardis Grau is pulling in and here is two classic drinks-

INGREDIENTS IN THE SIDECAR COCKTAIL  

Units

ozmlparts

1 1⁄2 oz

Cognac

 

Try it with Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège Cognac

 

3⁄4 oz

Cointreau

3⁄4 oz

Fresh lemon juice

 

Garnish: 

Orange twist

Sugar rim

 

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Glass: 

Coupe

HOW TO MAKE THE SIDECAR COCKTAIL

Coat the rim of a coupe glass with sugar and set aside.

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.

Strain into the prepared glass.

Garnish with an orange twist.

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Ingredients

 

2 1/2 oz. 

rye whisky*

1 

sugar cube

2 

dashes Peychaud's bitters

1 

dash Angostura bitters

absinthe**

lemon peel

 

 

Directions

 

1. In an Old-Fashioned glass, muddle a sugar cube with a few drops of water.
2. Add several small ice cubes, then rye whiskey, Peychaud's bitters, and Angostura bitters. Stir well. 
3. Roll a few drops of absinthe around a second, chilled Old-Fashioned glass until its inside is thoroughly coated. Pour off the excess. 
4. Strain the contents of the first glass into the second. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.