Saturday, September 15, 2007

White lady

The Cocktail white lady is very much similar to the Cocktail Sidecar. Harry MacElhone first launched the white lady while at Ciro Club in London in 1919. The recipe was lemon juice Cointreau and crème de menthe, a most enticing combination at the time.

The Common ingredients for the modern White lady is a dash of egg white. The Popularity of the white lady has led to some colourful variants , such as the Blue lady , Pink lady etc.

Ingredients----------------------------Qty
Cointreau ( Triple sec)------------------1 oz.
Gin-----------------------------------1 oz.
Fresh lemon juice---------------------1 oz.
Egg white ( optional)------------------1 dash.

Method
Shake all the ingredients together with a scoop of ice and strain into a 5oz. martini glass.

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