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Classic Cocktail

The White Lady

The White Lady, a classic gin cocktail with a long history. Gin, Cointreau, lemon, and an egg white.
Course cocktails
Cuisine French
Keyword Classic Cocktails, Cointreau, Lemon cocktails, Spring44 Gin
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Gin
  • ½ oz Cointreau
  • ½ oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1 egg white
  • Orange peel for garnish optional

Instructions

  1. Chill a classic coup glass either in the fridge or fill with ice.
  2. To a cocktail shaker, add the gin, Cointreau, lemon juice, and the egg white.
  3. Seal the shaker and dry shake without ice for a minute or 2 until the mixture is very frothy.
  4. Add several ice cubes or 1 large ice cube and shake again for several seconds until very cold.
  5. Pour and double strain into the chilled glass. (Remember to remove the ice from the coupe if using ice to chill.)
  6. Garnish with the orange peel if using.