For the longest time, I never “got” the Sidecar. For years it’s been a thorn in my side, a pebble in my bartending shoe. I’ve had a few, ordered them here or there, but I never had a version that was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sidecar is a legendary cocktail developed in the 1910s in Europe. It's also the name for a bike attachment, but it's up for ...

The barrel-aged, amber-colored brandy from France makes for fine sipping. Plus: a Sidecar recipe that you’ll want to share with friends. Located about 250 miles southwest of Paris, the small commune ...

Deciding what to drink over the 4th of July weekend can be a trial. You don’t want to just sink tins of beer, but what other option is there? Most cocktails are too time consuming to make, and wine ...

The sidecar, simple? You've fallen into the classic trap. This timeless cocktail relies on three simple ingredients: brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice. That simplicity obscures a more confusing ...

As with many classic cocktails, the history of the sidecar is a bit muddled. But more than 100 years after its inception, it still is elegant in its simplicity and brilliant in its balance. Basically ...

Cognac may seem like a new-fashioned way to mix up an Old Fashioned, but in fact it’s been the foundation of countless cocktails—most famously the Sidecar—since the 19th century. But along the way, ...

Harry’s New York Bar in Paris is famous for having concocted dozens of classic cocktails over the years, including the Bloody Mary, the Monkey Gland and the French 75. Some of the stories are even ...

I prefer grape-based spirits to grain-based. Back in the 19th century, so did many American drinkers, until a late century Phylloxera outbreak wiped out much of France’s grapes and essentially cut off ...

Considering the Sidecar is a classic cocktail, it stands to reason there would be a standardized, unassailable recipe for this sour, but no such luck. While historians and bartenders have debated the ...