2 June 2024

From the bartender’s corner: Cadillac Sidecar

This is a derivative of the original sidecar in that you use Grand Marnier as the oranger liqueur. Now the other ingredient is of course Cognac and Grand Marnier has some Cognac in it. So, a bit of sugar syrup takes the edge off too much cognac-y taste.

Cognac, lemon juice, Grand Marnier and a splash of simple syrup.

I believe the “Cadillac” name comes from Grand Marnier being referred to as “GM” which also stands for General Motors who are the manufacturers of Cadillac cars. A bit corny, if you ask me.

10 May 2024

Coffee from country #6: Congo

Can’t say I have ever tried coffee from Congo. It is not easily available in the USA. In general, Congo ranks 29th in the list of coffee exporters. Even neighboring Gabon with one tenth the size handily beats Congo.

This is coffee robusta.

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