Sidecar

1.75 oz. brandy

0.75 oz. lemon juice

0.75 oz. Cointreau

sugar, for the glass

Directions: Shake all the ingredients, strain into a frosted martini glass rimmed with sugar.

Backlog. I like this drink, but the sugar seems unnecessary and I always find it annoying to coat the glass. I’m willing to do it when making a margarita for more than just me, but no chance I do it for just myself unless completing a psycho self-imposed task to make every single cocktail in a book.