Base: Gin
White Lady
Gin, orange liqueur and lemon with foam — an elegant classic.
Quick answer: 40 ml gin • 20 ml orange liqueur • 20 ml lemon juice
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —40 ml gin
- —20 ml orange liqueur
- —20 ml lemon juice
- —1 egg white
- —Ice
Story
Credited to bartender Harry MacElhone in London in 1919; he later refined the recipe at Harry's Bar in Paris.
Method
- 1Dry-shake for foam.
- 2Add ice and shake again for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4Serve without garnish.
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Questions and answers
White Lady: where to get the ingredients?
All 2 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. One bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
White Lady: what do you need?
40 ml gin; 20 ml orange liqueur; 20 ml lemon juice; 1 egg white; Ice.
What can replace “Orange liqueur” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Liqueur Brandbar Curacao orange (Kiurasao orange) 0.7 L 25%, Liqueur Brandbar Curacao (Kiurasao) 0.7 L 25%, Liqueur Bora Bora Blue Curacao (Kiurasao) 0.7 L 21%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
What can replace “Gin” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Gin Brandbar De La Bo (De la Bo) 0.2 L 43.5%, Gin Brandbar De La Bo (De la Bo) 0.5 L 43.5%, Gin Fox Gang Pink Gin 0.7 L 37.5%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
White Lady: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.