"Between the Sheets | Crafted Pour"

"When stumbling upon this recipe it felt like a taste challenge when I saw the actual ratios. The recipe I found said equal parts rum, cognac and orange liqueur and basically just a splash of lemon juice so I upped the lemon juice part quite a bit. Serving this to my partner she instantly reacted to the strong booze taste but also uttered “.. but it’s good!” - and she’s not by any means into strong cocktails. After making this I found out that the International Bartenders’ Association recipe says it’s 30ml white rum, 30ml cognac, 30ml triple sec and 20ml lemon juice. For my version I happened to use a tad expensive Doorly’s XO Fine Old Barbados Rum, the Swedish cognac Grönstedts Monopole and Cointreau for this one and it is not a bad combination as mentioned. Some people seem to add simple syrup (this is understandable) but I recommend giving it a try so you can see that, despite being strong, it is quite a balanced cocktail.", "undefined", "Between the Sheets",

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Between the Sheets By , May 8, 2009 When stumbling upon this recipe it felt like a taste challenge when I saw the actual ratios. The recipe I found said equal parts rum, cognac and orange liqueur and basically just a splash of lemon juice so I upped the lemon juice part quite a bit. Serving this to my partner she instantly reacted to the strong booze taste but also uttered “.. but it’s good!” - and she’s not by any means into strong cocktails. After making this I found out that the International Bartenders’ Association recipe says it’s 30ml white rum, 30ml cognac, 30ml triple sec and 20ml lemon juice. For my version I happened to use a tad expensive Doorly’s XO Fine Old Barbados Rum, the Swedish cognac Grönstedts Monopole and Cointreau for this one and it is not a bad combination as mentioned. Some people seem to add simple syrup (this is understandable) but I recommend giving it a try so you can see that, despite being strong, it is quite a balanced cocktail. When stumbling upon this recipe it felt like a taste challenge when I saw the actual ratios. The recipe I found said equal parts rum, cognac and orange liqueur and basically just a splash of lemon juice so I upped the lemon juice part quite a bit. Serving this to my partner she instantly reacted to the strong booze taste but also uttered “.. but it’s good!” - and she’s not by any means into strong cocktails. After making this I found out that the International Bartenders’ Association recipe says it’s 30ml white rum, 30ml cognac, 30ml triple sec and 20ml lemon juice. For my version I happened to use a tad expensive Doorly’s XO Fine Old Barbados Rum, the Swedish cognac Grönstedts Monopole and Cointreau for this one and it is not a bad combination as mentioned. Some people seem to add simple syrup (this is understandable) but I recommend giving it a try so you can see that, despite being strong, it is quite a balanced cocktail. Ingredients: - Rum - Cognac Instructions: Mix all ingredients together in a shaker with ice. Shake to chill. Pour into a glass with, preferably a large clear ice cube and then add a lemon wheel for garnish.