Cocktail Corner: How to Make a Sidecar with Rachel Maddow and Dita Von Teese

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic!  By Leslie Dinaberg

I love pretending I’m Rosalind Russell and ordering old-fashioned cocktails. Must be the journalist’s fascination with His Girl Friday.

Phrases like, “How ’bout a Sidecar, doll face?” and “Gimme an Old Fashioned, the old-fashioned way,” just trill off the tongue, don’t they?

Anyway, when I stumbled across this video of one of my favorite journalists—MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow—demonstrating how to make a Sidecar, I just had to share it.


If Rachel’s not your cuppa tea, here’s a cute boy bartender demonstrating how to make a Sidecar.

And finally, the history of the Sidecar with Dita Von Teese and some guy with a really fake moustache.

If you don’t feel like making your own, Sly’s in Carpinteria has a wonderful menu of vintage cocktails to choose from, including a Sidecar circa 1917. Cheers!

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Leslie Dinaberg

Leslie Dinaberg

When she’s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a “goal-oriented drinker.”

Originally published in Santa Barbara SEASONS on February 15, 2013.