Cocktail du Jour: The Sidecar

Hello, and welcome to a new feature here at The Leslie Show:  Cocktail du Jour.  I've developed a keen interest in the art of the cocktail;  its history, it's culture, etc.  I hightailed it to the liquor store today and bought a few essentials so that I could start trying out a new cocktail every day.  Sound like fun?  You bet it is.  Today's cocktail is: 
THE SIDECAR
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I can't do a better job of telling you about the Sidecar than Robert Hess does on his excellent cocktail site:  Drinkboy.com

I'm hosting a book club gathering in October, and I want to serve 1920's-style cocktails.  I figure I'd have to do some research!  (tough job)  Don't wanna serve yucky drinks to my friends!  Thus, Cocktail du Jour was born.

Recipe source:  Drinkboy.com
Ingredients and amounts:  2 oz. Hennessy VS Cognac, 1 oz. Cointreau, 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice.  Shaken together and poured over cracked ice into a sugared rim rocks glass.  Garnished with a lemon twist.
Accompanying snack:  Lightly salted Virginia Peanuts
First impression:  Positive
Notes:  Kind of sweet but that might also include the sugared rim.  Very warming!  Cognac is a new taste for me; a bit more complex and sophisticated than I'm used to.  I think the Cointreau and the fresh lemon are a good balancer. It's not a visually dazzling drink, but that's okay.  In fact, I kind of like that sometimes.  None of that embarrassing "Wow, what is THAT you're drinking?"
Would I order this drink at a bar?  Yes.