White Lady
Tanqueray is shaken with Lemon and Triple Sec in this tart classic.
Ingredients
37.5ml
Tanqueray Gin
12.5ml
Triple Sec
25ml
Lemon Juice
12.5ml
Sugar Syrup
25ml
Pasteurised Egg White
1
Lemon Twist (Garnish)
0 units of alcohol per serve
Equipment
1
Martini Glass
1
Ice Scoop
1
Jigger
1
Cocktail Shaker
1
Hawthorne Strainer
1
Fine Strainer
1
Tongs
Serves:
1
Method
Preparation
- Vigorously shake all ingredients with Ice.
- Fine strain into a Martini Glass.
- Garnish with a Lemon Twist.
Alcohol content
Alcohol content
14.3 g per serve
Interesting facts
The White Lady was one of Winston Churchill's favourite cocktails. It's said that Harry Craddock named the cocktail after a woman he knew who always wore white.
History of the drink
The White Lady is a classic cocktail that dates to the early 1900s. It was originally created by Harry Craddock, a legendary bartender at The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in London. The White Lady is a variation of the classic Sidecar and is made with gin, Cointreau and lemon juice.
