White Lady

Cocktail· London Dry

White Lady

The White Lady is a shaken cocktail of London dry gin, Cointreau, fresh lemon juice, and egg white, served up in a chilled coupe with a creamy foam cap and a lemon peel. It was created at Ciro's Club in London in 1919 by Harry MacElhone and later refined at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. It is the gin sibling of the Sidecar; the egg white is what separates the two.

5 min ModerateCoupeShaken

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz London dry gin
  • 0.75 oz Cointreau
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1 fresh egg white
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Method

  1. Combine gin, Cointreau, lemon juice, and egg white in a shaker with no ice.
  2. Dry-shake hard for 15 seconds to emulsify the egg white.
  3. Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
  4. Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
  5. Express a lemon peel over the foam and discard.

Garnish

Lemon peel

Pro tip

Dry-shake first to build the foam, then add ice and shake again to chill. The egg white is what separates this from a Sidecar.

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