White Lady cocktail

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White Lady Cocktail

  • Strong
  • sour

A sour, strong cocktail, shaken over ice, served in a coupe glass.

Serve in: coupe glass

Ingredients

How to Make a White Lady

Instructions

  1. Add the gin, Cointreau, lemon juice, and egg white to a cocktail shaker without ice.
  2. Shake for at least 15 seconds.
  3. Add the ice to the cocktail shaker. Shake again for 30 seconds.
  4. Strain the drink into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish

Decorate with a lemon twist or a lemon wedge.

Tips & substitutions

  • No gin? Try vodka, tequila or white rum.
  • No triple sec? Try orange liqueur, orange curacao liqueur or bitter orange liqueur.
  • No lemon juice? Try lime juice.

The glass

Serve this one in a coupe glass. Also known as Champagne Coupe or Champagne saucer. Fancy looking glass invented in the mid 17th century in England.