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Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets is a not-well-known rum cocktail that was created during the height of Prohibition in the 1920s. Exactly where it originated is anyone’s guess…..some say it was created at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris by Harry MacElhone. He not only made that bar world famous but he also wrote many cocktail books over a span of 30 years and invented other well-known cocktails like the Monkey Gland and the Scofflaw. The other theory is that Between The Sheets was made by a “Mr. Polly” at London’s luxurious Berkeley Hotel. The risqué name has much speculation too- maybe because there are two spirits in the drink- or perhaps it refers to what will happen if you have a few too many! Either way, this cocktail does not disappoint. The Sidecar is one of the classics- a mother recipe of the sour family: Cognac, Curaçao, and lemon with a sugar rim. Switch out the Cognac for Tequila and you have a Margarita. Swap in Gin and add egg white and you now have a White Lady. Between The Sheets adds rum to the Sidecar recipe and in doing so the entire drink changes. Cognac is distilled from grapes and is aged in very specific French oak– and therefore has a beautifully unique flavor. By adding a white rum and less Cognac this drink takes on a lighter, crisper quality. I like using a Puerto Rican rum, a V.S. Cognac, and a dry Curaçao. Always use fresh lemon juice, and the sugar rim is optional.
BETWEEN THE SHEETS
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Light Rum
- 1 oz. V.S. Cognac
- 1 oz Dry Curaçao
- ¾ oz Lemon Juice
Directions:
- Shake all ingredients well in a cocktail shaker with ice, and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with the twist of an orange.
