White Lady

The White Lady is a Cocktail consisting of Gin, Triple Sec, Fresh Lemon Juice, and sometimes Eggwhite.

History of the White Lady

"This cocktail was invented by Harry MacElhone in 1919 at Ciro's Club, London. He original used Creme de Menthe, but switched it with gin at Harry's New York Bar, Paris in 1929."

Common Recipes

Recipe: Savoy Cocktail Book.

• 1/2 dry Gin.
• 1/4 Cointreau.
• 1/4 lemon juice.

Shake and strain into cocktail glass., Serve in a cocktail glass

Recipe: Dale DeGroff

• 1 1/2 oz. Gin
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Recipe: Drinkboy/ IBA.

• 2 ounces Gin
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice

Shake with ice. Strain into frosted cocktail glass and serve.