Recipes Drinks Cocktails Lush Car Be the first to rate & review! Kathy Casey lightens the sidecar by replacing most of the traditional Cognac with vodka and adding muddled fresh blackberries. For an extra hint of citrusy complexity, she sometimes includes a drop of orange blossom water, too. Reinvented Classic Cocktail Recipes By Kathy Casey Updated on March 28, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients Ice 1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Cognac 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup 5 blackberries 1 orange twist, for garnish Directions Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, Cognac, lemon juice, Simple Syrup and blackberries and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the orange twist. Rate it Print