white lady

White Lady is a classic cocktail that is made with creme de menthe, cointreau or Triple Sec, fresh lemon juice and an optional egg white. It belongs to the sidecar family, made with gin in place of brandy. The cocktail sometimes also includes additional ingredients, for example egg white, sugar, or cream.

Photo of white lady by Johann Trasch

Photo by Johann Trasch, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Ingredients

  • 4 cl gin
  • 3 cl triple sec
  • 2 cl lemon juice

Garnish: None.

Recipe

  1. add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.

  2. shake well and strain into large cocktail glass.