White Lady with Egg White recipe

Name: White Lady with Egg White
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz London Dry Gin; 1 oz Cointreau; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 1 Egg White

A silkier White Lady with gin, Cointreau, lemon and a stable egg-white foam.

Method: Dry shake + shake · Glass: Coupe glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Sidecar Family

Ingredients

1.5 oz London Dry Gin
1 oz Cointreau
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Egg White

How to make a White Lady with Egg White

Dry shake all ingredients for 15 seconds.
Add ice and shake again until very cold.
Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish and serve.

Garnish

Lemon twist or three drops of bitters.

Pro tip

The dry shake matters: it creates enough foam to give this sharply citrusy drink a soft texture.

History of the White Lady with Egg White

Egg-white White Ladies follow the classic sour tradition of adding foam for texture and a gentler finish.

Flavour profile

Silky, Citrus, Gin, Elegant

Variations

White Lady — Return to gin, Cointreau and fresh lemon.
Chelsea Sidecar — Use the historic Savoy name for the gin-sidecar format.
Corpse Reviver No. 2 — Add Lillet Blanc and an absinthe rinse.

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