White Lady
ClassicIBA OfficialGin, orange, and lemon, dressed in white.
Before DinnerClassicRefreshingCitrusy
4 minMediumBalanced
Bright and silky. Citrus-forward gin sour softened by orange liqueur and given a plush, foamy texture by the egg white — crisp yet luxurious.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.75 oz Triple Sec
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 Egg White
- Lemon twist · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the gin, triple sec, lemon juice, and egg white to a shaker.
- 2
Dry-shake without ice to build the foam, then shake again hard with ice.
- 3
Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Garnish with a lemon twist.
The Story
Perfected in the 1920s by Harry Craddock at the American Bar of London's Savoy, who refined an earlier crème-de-menthe version into the gin, orange liqueur, and lemon trio we know. The egg white gives it a silky, snow-white crown fitting its name.
Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Lemon twist
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