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Gin, triple sec and lemon juice shaken and served up: crisp, dry and citrusy.
Makes 1 drink · about 3 min to make
Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.
Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.
The White Lady is a gin sour sweetened with orange liqueur rather than syrup. It is clean, dry and sharply citrus.
It belongs to the Sidecar family, made with gin in place of brandy; some versions add egg white.
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Campari and sweet vermouth over ice with a splash of soda: a lighter, lower-strength bitter aperitif.
Photo: Conrad and Peter, CC BY 2.0
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Gin, maraschino, lemon and a barspoon of crème de violette, shaken and served up.
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A bitters-soaked sugar cube and a little cognac, topped with chilled Champagne.
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Prosecco and Aperol with a splash of soda over ice in a wine glass.
Photo: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 4.0