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Between The Sheets No.1 (gin + rum + triple sec)
Light rum and gin freshened and invigorated with citrus. This is the bright, youthful warm-up act of the Between the Sheets trilogy
Kevin Haynes
21st July 2025 at 21:49
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!
24th June 2024 at 12:05
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.
6th January 2024 at 19:10
Loved it, but can't see the benefit of the salt. Is it me?
10th December 2023 at 18:59
Check it before shaking. Half of us liked the version without syrup.
29th October 2023 at 02:57
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.
18th September 2023 at 00:35
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.
26th September 2023 at 23:43
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.
26th September 2023 at 18:52
Did you use the Rich simple or regular simple?