Name: Fresh White Lady cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Mastiha liqueur; 7.5 ml White crème de menthe; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 1.25 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 4 drop Mint bitters; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Fresh White Lady cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Mastiha liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
4 drop	Bob's Peppermint Bitters
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist (discarded) & mint sprig

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE without ice and strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Mastiha and peppermint bitters bring minty freshness to this riff on the classic White Lady.

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History:

Created by yours truly in August 2015 at the Cabinet Room in London, England. Inspired after making the same drink with white crème de menthe (Minty White Lady) and wondering how it would be with mastiha.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Fresh White Lady cocktail contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
17.89% alc./vol. (17.89° proof)
20.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Andreas Georghiou

12th December 2022 at 16:35

Simon, I revisited this drink again over the weekend with the addition of creme de menthe and I have to say I think I preferred the version in the book that I have but obviously everyone will be entitled to their own tastes! Thanks for the your response on my previous message.

Simon Difford

12th December 2022 at 17:23

Thanks for your engagement, Andreas. Great to have feedback to steer what I do with existing and future recipes.

Andreas Georghiou

13th October 2022 at 21:13

Print version (15th edition) doesn’t have the creme de menthe.

Simon Difford

18th October 2022 at 08:30

I revisited this recipe on 6th November 2021 so the recipe above is different (and I think better) than that in 15th or 16th edition of our book.

William Harrison

18th January 2022 at 23:37

The online version of this drink calls for 4 drops peppermint bitters while the printed 16th Edition Difford's Guide specifies 4 dashes. Which is it - dashes or drops? Thanks.

Simon Difford

18th October 2022 at 08:33

Should be drops if using strong bitters such as Bob's Mint Bitters but could be dashes if another brand such as Fee's. (sorry it took me so long to come across and answer your comment.)