White Lady Cocktail

Serve in a Martini glass...
1½	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
¾	fl oz	Triple sec liqueur
¾	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
⅓	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
½	fl oz	Pasteurised egg white (optional)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into the same shaker to remove the ice. SHAKE again without ice (dry shake) and then strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

A simple but lovely classic drink with a sour finish.

Variant:

Chelsea Sidecar, Boxcar

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