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Between The Sheets No.1 (gin + rum + triple sec)

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Between The Sheets No.1 (gin + rum + triple sec) image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3/4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3/4 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
3/4 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Nick & Nora 1910 17cl

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Between The Sheets No.1 (gin + rum + triple sec) contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 25.05% alc./vol. (50.11° proof)
  • 21.5 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

The first known recipe for Between The Sheets cocktail appeared in Frank Shay's 1929 Drawn From Wood and this calls for equal parts gin, rum and triple sec. (Whereas the Between the Sheets No. 3, the version that has become the modern-day standard is with brandy in place of gin.)

BETWEEN THE SHEETS
(Make one for the lady too)
One part Gin
One part Bacardi
One part Cointreau
Ice, shake and strain

Frank Shay, 1929

Review

Light rum and gin freshened and invigorated with citrus. This is the bright, youthful warm-up act of the Between the Sheets trilogy.

Variations/similar cocktails

The modern-day Between The Sheets is light rum and cognac-based, but three versions span this cocktail's history:
No. 1 - dry gin + light white rum + triple sec + lemon juice
No. 2 - brandy + dry gin + triple sec + lemon juice
No. 3 - brandy + light white rum + triple sec + lemon juice

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Comments & Discussion

Kevin Haynes Premium Member
I made the original 1929 recipe with just the spirits and no citrus or simple syrup. It was still really good. The flavors blend together really well, I didn't expect the orange and juniper to play as nicely with each other as they did. It's a bit of a kick without the lemon and simple to tone it down, only the dilution from the ice is keeping it from being just a straight up 80 proof chilled drink!
score: 1
Ian Fenton
Made with Luxardo Triplum, was mediocre. Maybe better with Cointreau, but there’s a thousand other similar sours out there to try so I’ll probably never get around to it.
score: 1
David Parnell
Loved it, but can't see the benefit of the salt. Is it me?
score: 1
Florian Ruf Premium Member
Check it before shaking. Half of us liked the version without syrup.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Combier, Bacardi Carta Blanca, and Tanqueray Export strength sing superb together! And I might reduce the rich syrup by half next time as John's onto something here. Five stars and a heart.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Very good cocktail. Found the ingredients worked well together. Did find it a bit sweet for our tastes, so next time we will omit the sugar syrup. Increasing the lemon juice would ruin the balance of the other flavours.
score: 3
Jon Rodgers
Did you use the Rich simple or regular simple?
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
rich simple. If I remembered correctly, we even shorted that amount. Felt the Cointreau would be sweet enough. We tend to like our cocktails more on the sour/dry side, and usually adjust the sugar syrup down.
score: 1

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