White Lady

Name: White Lady
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz London Dry Gin; 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; 3/4 oz Orange Liqueur; 1/2 oz Simple Syrup (recipe); 3/4 oz Egg White

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By Crafted Pour

Submitted on: March 19, 2021

Essentials

Refreshing

The White Lady is a classic cocktail that is made with gin, orange liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and optional egg white. It's in the sidecar family, made with gin instead of brandy. It was invented by world famous bartender Harry MacElhone in 1919, while he was working at London's Ciro’s Club. It originally featured crème de menthe, triple sec, and lemon, but MacElhone revised his recipe in 1929, when he was tending bar at his own establishment, Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. That new method calle...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
London Dry Gin

3/4 oz
Lemon Juice

3/4 oz
Orange Liqueur

1/2 oz
Simple Syrup (recipe)

3/4 oz
Egg White

Instructions

Garnish

Aromatic Bitters swirl.

Build

Dry Shake

Glass

Cocktail Coupe

Estimated strength

About 15% ABV (estimate)

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Dry Shake/Shake/Strain into Coupe. Let set. Garnish with Aromatic Bitters swirl.

Editor's Note

A crisp, dry gin sour that balances botanical depth with a silky, frothy finish. This Harry MacElhone classic remains a benchmark for the sour category.