I happen to enjoy cooking, and I also happen to enjoy drinking. Cooking drinks means making cocktails. My personal favorite is the sidecar. One makes a sidecar thusly:
Sidecar
- 2 parts Cognac
- 1 part Cointreau
- 1 part lemon juice
Serve straight up with a sugared rim and a twist.
To learn more about classic cocktails, visit Wired’s old cocktail site. Also see John Hodgman’s article in Men’s Journal for an interesting discussion of bitters.