White Lady Recipe

White Lady Ingredients

Garnish with no garnish - a lemon peel twist is used but discarded..

How to Make a White Lady

1. Combine the Gin, Lemon Juice & Cointreau in a cocktail shaker containing ice & shake.
2. Strain into the chilled, stemmed cocktail glass.
3. Twist a swathe of Lemon Peel over the surface of the drink, discarding afterwards, before serving.

Tips & Tricks Making a White Lady

• The original 1923 recipe of the White Lady cocktail can be made using equal parts Creme De Menthe, Triple Sec & Lemon Juice.
• To give a sublime smooth silky finish to the White Lady cocktail, a shot of egg white can be added to the drink before shaking - many modern recipes call for egg white.
• Some variations on the White Lady gin cocktial recipe also include a splash of cream.
• If adding egg white or cream, it is useful to dry shake the cocktail first (i.e. shake without ice) before shaking with ice.
• You can try adding bitters if you like - orange bitters will compliment the Cointreau.

Fun Facts About the White Lady

• According to Joe Gilmore, the former head barman at the Savoy, the White Lady was the cocktail of choice for the comedy due Laurel & Hardy.
• The original 1923 recipe of the White Lady cocktail used Creme De Menthe instead of Gin.
• Harry McElhone swapped Creme De Menthe for Gin after founding the - now famous - Harry's New York Bar in Paris in 1923.
• The White Lady gin cocktail is sometimes known as a Gin-&-Juice cocktail, which consist of gin with citrus juice (lemon or lime) & one other ingredient to add sweetness & interest. Examples of "Gin & Juice" cocktails are the Aviation, the Casino, the Sidecar & the Corpse Revivor No. 2. These are essential a variation on sours - 2 parts strong, one part sour & one part sweet.