Between the Sheets

The under-appreciated BETWEEN THE SHEETS cocktail warms the heart, or at least the palate, by basically adding rum to the Sidecar. It starts good, and ends great.

Requirements: Brandy or cognac, light or gold rum, Cointreau, simple syrup (optional), lemon juice, orange peel

• 1 oz. brandy or cognac
• 1 oz. rum
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• .5 oz. lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon simple syrup (optional)
• orange peel

Mix all liquid ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Squeeze an orange peel over the drink and add as garnish.

Comment: This is one ounce of liquor more than a Sidecar; so it’s strong. But it’s a well-rounded, smooth cocktail. It doesn’t require the sugar on the cocktail glass rim like the Sidecar and is easy to make. I used E&J brandy and Bacardi rum with the Cointreau. Gold rum works also (pictured above). I’ve added a link below to an instructional bartender’s demo; although he suggests using aged dark rum, which is less common.

History: Created supposedly at Harry’s New York bar in Paris during Prohibition, 1930’s. The cheeky name suggests where a couple might end up after one or two of these rum-expanded Sidecars.

Bartender’s demo (click/tap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j9qfRXo2tM

Similar Cocktails:

Sidecar — https://keetscocktails.com/sidecar/

Hoopla — https://keetscocktails.com/hoopla-2/