With only 3 days between our Week 5 & Week 6 cocktail unveilings the pressure was on this week. I went back to one of my ongoing favorites, the Boston Sidecar (see May 14th blog post "Awesome Answer to a Manic Monday") to attempt a new variation and I'm pretty excited about the results!
A Sidecar traditionally contains lemon juice.
A Boston Sidecar swaps in lime juice and white rum.
A Savage Sidecar is our new creation that swaps in grapefruit juice and pisco.
Despite being named after our current home town, this is our pisco-themed drink for the summer, not our home town tribute drink. I'm not normally a big fan of grapefruit juice but it adds an understated brightness to this cocktail and is likely toned down by the three shots of alcohol mixed in with it. This was also our first attempt at using orange bitters and it turned out to be a really good match for the pisco and highlights the orange flavor of the triple sec.
I normally serve the Boston Sidecar up, but we tried this both up and on the rocks and agreed that over ice was the better choice for the Savage Sidecar. Of course, our decision might have been swayed by the fact that it's been in the 90's all week.
Ingredients:
Pisco
Brandy
Triple Sec
Fresh Grapefruit
Orange Bitters
In a shaker add equal parts (I generally use a jigger...1.5 oz of each) pisco, brandy, triple sec and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice along with 2 dashes of orange bitters. Shake with ice to chill/mix and strain over ice in a glass. Garnish with a thin strip of peel from the grapefruit and enjoy!
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