Calvados Sidecar

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This delightful autumn sidecar saltation replaces cognac with pome brandy. Calvados works best, but a home pome brandy, specified arsenic Laird's 7 1/2-year-old, tin beryllium utilized arsenic well.

If you privation a less-sweet drink, consciousness escaped to skip the cinnamon-sugar rim connected the glass. Otherwise, spot the garnished solid successful the freezer until the sweetener substance hardens.

Adapted from "Speakeasy," by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric (Ten Speed Press, 2010).

Ingredients

For the rim

1 spoon superfine sugar
1/4 spoon freshly crushed cinnamon
Lemon wedge

For the drink

Ice cubes
1 ounce Calvados oregon different pome brandy
1 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce freshly squeezed citrus juice
Orange peel twist, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (with the sugared rim)

Calories
180
Carbohydrates
15 g
Sugar
12 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Speakeasy," by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric (Ten Speed Press, 2010).

Tested by Michael Taylor.

Published October 12, 2010

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Updated March 13, 2026

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