How to make a WHITE LADY with LELE | COCKTAIL with GIN
Channel: Cocktails with Lele
Date: 2020-07-18

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INGREDIENTS:
40ml Gin
15ml Cointreu
25ml Lemon Juice
15ml Gomme
25ml Egg White

Like many classic cocktails, several different people have claimed to have created The White Lady.
It was originally believed to have been created by famous bartender Harry McElhone while he was working at London’s Ciro Club in 1919. At that time, he used equal parts of white crème de menthe, triple sec and lemon juice. It was not until he had his own Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, in 1923, that he adapted the recipe by swapping the crème de menthe with gin.
Harry Craddock, of The American Bar at The Savoy in London also gets a fair bit of credit. In 1930 he published the recipe in his Savoy Cocktail Book, increasing the volume of gin and therefore making the drink drier. It was Peter Dorelli, legendary former manager of The American Bar, who suggested adding a dash of egg white to bind the drink together and give a smooth and silky finish.
Regardless of the original creator, it’s safe to say Craddock made quite a few of these at The American Bar. According to Joe Gilmore, (another former head barman at The Savoy), the White Lady was one of Laurel and Hardy’s favourite drinks!
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