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White Lady Cocktail Recipe: How to Make a White Lady

Name: White Lady Cocktail Recipe: How to Make a White Lady
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ounces dry gin; ½ ounce Cointreau or orange liqueur; ½ ounce fresh lemon juice; 1 egg white; 1 lemon twist, for garnish

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Last updated: Jun 1, 2025 • 1 min read

The White Lady cocktail is a simple one, but it has a few variations. One version of the cocktail, made with brandy and crème de menthe, was crafted by Harry MacElhone in his 1921 book Harry’s ABC’s of Mixing Cocktails. Another version can be found in The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) written by Harry Craddock—a classic cocktail you can still order at the Savoy Hotel’s American Bar today. This version of the White Lady recipe creates a dry, tart drink akin to a whiskey sour or a Chelsea Sidecar.

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White Lady Cocktail Recipe

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makes

1 cocktail

prep time

5 min

total time

5 min

Ingredients

1
Gather all the ingredients along with a cocktail shaker.
2
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice.
3
Pour the ingredients into the shaker and shake until chilled.
4
Strain into a chilled coupe glass or a similar stemmed cocktail glass.
5
Garnish with the lemon twist.

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