X.Y.Z.

Name: X.Y.Z.
Ingredients: Rum 30 ml; Triple Sec 15 ml; Lemon Juice 15 ml

Ingredients

Rum30 ml
Triple Sec15 ml
Lemon Juice15 ml

Served

Glass: Martini glass
Ice: Served up
Garnish: Lemon twist
Technique: Shake

Method

Shake the rum, triple sec and lemon juice with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist lemon peel over the top.

About this drink

X.Y.Z. appears in The Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930 and shares its shape with the Sidecar, with rum in place of brandy. Readings of the name differ; the one usually offered is that the alphabet has run out — there is nothing left to add.