# Between the Sheets

A bright, spirit-forward sour joining rum and Cognac with orange liqueur and lemon.

Strength: 30% ABV

## Ingredients

- 30 ml [White rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/white-rum.md)
- 30 ml [Cognac](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cognac.md)
- 30 ml [Triple sec](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/triple-sec.md)
- 20 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Method

1. Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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- [White Lady](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/white-lady.md): A gin sour pairing fresh lemon with the orange sweetness of triple sec.
- [Apple Cart](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/apple-cart.md): A Calvados Sidecar with crisp apple brandy, concentrated orange, and fresh lemon.
- [Test Pilot](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/test-pilot.md): Donn Beach's compact rum drink layers Jamaican and light rum with lime, falernum, orange, bitters, and a trace of anise.
- [Scorpion](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/scorpion.md): White rum and brandy share a large measure of orange and lemon with orgeat in Trader Vic's individual 1972 drink, a distinct descendant rather than a scaled-down communal bowl.
- [Corpse Reviver No. 2](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/corpse-reviver-no-2.md): An equal-parts gin sour combining Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, lemon, and a bracing dash of absinthe.
- [Brandy Crusta](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brandy-crusta.md): A brandy sour with maraschino, curaçao, bitters, a sugar-crusted rim, and a long citrus peel.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/between-the-sheets
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/between-the-sheets-40da7bb7.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/between-the-sheets/