Brandy Alexander
30 ml Cognac, 30 ml Crème de cacao, 30 ml Double cream, 1 pinch Nutmeg
Between the Sheets
Cognac, rum and orange - richer than it looks.
Classic
Medium
4 min
Photo: Between The Sheets Cocktail by Zach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · All credits
Ingredients
- 30 ml Jigger One small side (25 ml) of a standard jigger, plus a teaspoon. Cognac
- 30 ml Jigger One small side (25 ml) of a standard jigger, plus a teaspoon. White rum
- 20 ml Spoons A tablespoon and a teaspoon. Triple sec
- 15 ml Spoons A tablespoon. Lemon juice
- 1 twist Lemon twist (optional)
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What the jigger, the spoons and the jug hold, in millilitres and in fluid ounces, is on the measures reference.
Quick version
- Shake everything with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
Method
- Chill a coupe.
- Shake the cognac, rum, triple sec and lemon juice with ice for 12 seconds.
- Strain into the coupe.
- Twist a strip of lemon peel over the top and drop it in.
Serve it
Between the Sheets
A Sidecar with rum in it, from Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s, and named with the kind of wink that got it banned from polite menus for a few decades. It has been quietly returning to lists ever since, largely because it tastes much better than its reputation as a novelty suggests - two aged spirits and an orange liqueur is a serious combination.
Getting it right
The balance between the cognac and the rum is the whole drink: too much rum and it becomes fruity, too much cognac and you have made a Sidecar by accident. Keep the lemon modest - this is a rich drink and should stay that way. And stirred rather than shaken is a perfectly reasonable choice if you want it clear and silky rather than bright and cloudy.
Tasting notes
Warm and rounded, with dried fruit and vanilla from the cognac, a grassy edge from the rum and bright orange over the top. Strong and a little dangerous, in the best way.
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