In this episode Sarah & Rusty dive into the elaborate history of the sidecar episode. They discuss WW1, Prohibition, and the history of the work "cocktial."


Old Fashioned Brandy Cocktail (Transatlantic Travels by Captain J.E. Alexander 1833)
2oz Brandy
2 dash bitters
1 sugar cube
1 dash nutmeg


Place sugar cube in a mixing glass. Add bitters and nutmeg. Muddle. Add brandy and ice. Stir until chilled and serve in a chilled Coupe.

The Brandy Crusta (How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas 1862)
3-4 dashes of gum syrup
2 dashes bitters
2 oz Brandy
1-2 dashes Curacoa
1-2 dash lemon juice

Add ingredients to a mixing glass. Stir until chilled. Garnish with a sugar rim and lemon peel lining the inner rim of the glass.

Sidecar (Cocktails: How to Mix them by Robert Vermeire 1922)
.75 oz Brandy
.75 oz Lemon Juice
.75 oz Cointreau

Shake well with Ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with sugar rim. Optional Orange peel garnish.

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