Sugarfield Sidecar Cocktail Recipe

Makes everything nice

How does a neonatologist open a new distillery? Ask Dr. Thomas Soltau, head distiller at Sugarfield Spirits. A boozy vacation to Oregon’s distilleries inspired Soltau to try his hand back home in Baton Rouge. “I started making liqueurs…and got my brother drunk on a few of them,” he chuckled. His brother Andrew Soltau’s background in hospitality cemented a perfect partnership. Thomas Soltau stresses Sugarfield’s liqueurs are distinct from most “sugar bombs’’ on the market, featuring around 25% of a typical liqueur’s sugar content. This makes it easy for their orange liqueur (featuring both Louisiana sugar and oranges) to step in for the spirit in this sidecar riff. Sugarfield also makes spirits, including the official vodka of LSU athletics and a spiced rum made from actual spices, not extracts. Still, Thomas maintains a real love for their liqueurs. “I have over 100 experiments of different liqueurs,” he said.

Sugarfield Sidecar
2 ounces Sugarfield barrel-finished orange liqueur
0.5 ounce lemon juice
0.5 ounce simple syrup
Garnish: orange peel

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with an orange peel.

 

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