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 ...

One of my favorite parts of writing Last Call is getting to answer people's burning questions about booze. I'm not kidding in the intro tag up there, I truly love getting to pull the curtain back on ...

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 ...