Between the Sheets

A Sidecar with its base split down the middle, the Between the Sheets braids white rum and cognac over a frame of triple sec and fresh lemon, shaken cold and served straight up. The doubled spirit makes it deceptively strong beneath a bright, citrus-laced surface, the rum lifting the cognac's warmth while the orange liqueur rounds off the lemon's edge.

Spirit-ForwardClassic

Ingredients

  • 1 ozWhite Rum
  • 1 ozCognac
  • 1 ozTriple Sec
  • 0.67 ozLemon Juice(freshly squeezed)

Garnish: Lemon Peel

Preparation

Shaken · Coupe · Up

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine the white rum, cognac, triple sec, and fresh lemon juice in a cocktail shaker.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Add ice and shake well until thoroughly chilled.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Double-strain into a chilled coupe, served straight up.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Optionally express a lemon twist over the surface.

Origin

The record places its birth in France during the 1930s, and the most repeated story credits Harry MacElhone, who is said to have spun it off the Sidecar while presiding over Harry's New York Bar. That account has rivals — one sets the drink at the Berkeley in London around 1921, while a racier and apocryphal tale ties it to French brothels, the very places its name winks at. Whichever version holds, the IBA now counts it among "The Unforgettables."

Sources

Flavor Profile

fruity
40%
citrus
37%
sweet
31%
dilution
23%
sour
16%
heat
16%
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