Between the Sheets

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The under-appreciated BETWEEN THE SHEETS cocktail warms the heart, or at least the palate, by essentially adding rum to a 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)
  • 1 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 it as a garnish.

Comment: This is one ounce more liquor 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 also works (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, 1930s. 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/

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