White Lady

By MJH

Ingredients

• The White Lady traces its lineage back to a drink named "Delilah", which included crème de menthe. In the late 1920's Harry, McElhone, first published a cocktail with this name in his book, “Harry’s ABC of Cocktails” White Lady using:
• 1.5 Ounce Tanqueray London Dry Gin
• 0.75 Ounce Orange liqueur
• 0.75 Ounce Lemon juice
• 1/6 Brandy
• 1/6 Creme de Menthe
• 2/3 Cointreau

Details

Adapted from Foxnews.com

Preparation

Step 1

Pour all of the ingredients into a shaker, fill with ice, shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.