White Lady (low-calorie)
A citrus and sour gin cocktail ∙ Dry shake ∙ 5 min ∙ 14.7% ABV ∙
This lower-calorie White Lady shakes London dry gin, triple sec, lemon juice, sugar-free syrup and egg white to a silky finish.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: London dry gin 45 mlTriple sec 15 mlLemon juice 25 mlSugar-free sweetener syrup 15 mlEgg white 15 ml
- Strain back into the shaker
- Dry shake (without ice)
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express a lemon twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- Shake hard with ice first, then strain back into the shaker and shake again without ice; that second, dry shake whips the egg white into a silky foam.
History
The White Lady (low-calorie) is a lighter take on the White Lady. It keeps the gin, orange liqueur and lemon juice of the classic but halves the triple sec, the drink's main source of sugar, and makes up the sweetness with a sugar-free sweetener syrup. The egg white comes from later White Lady recipes.
The White Lady is generally credited to bartender Harry MacElhone, who first mixed it in 1919 at Ciro's Club in London with crème de menthe. He later replaced the crème de menthe with gin at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. A rival claim credits Harry Craddock of the Savoy Hotel's American Bar, whose 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book popularized the gin-based drink.
FAQ
What's in a White Lady cocktail?
This low-calorie White Lady takes London dry gin 45 ml, fresh lemon juice 25 ml, triple sec 15 ml, sugar-free sweetener syrup 15 ml and egg white 15 ml. Compared with the classic, it halves the triple sec and sweetens with sugar-free syrup to keep the calories down.
