Blue Lady

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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Bols Blue Curaçao
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of express coin-sized orange zest twist and float in the centre of cocktail.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  4. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Vivid blue with a pale blue head, this is a striking cocktail. It also packs a whopping 45ml (1½oz) of blue curaçao but is far from being a "disco drink". It is a balanced colourful and vintage riff on the even older White Lady.

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History:

Recipe adapted from W. J. Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book (Coronation Edition) which says this drink was "Invented by Victor." Victor Cabrin is widely credited with creating the White Lady.

BLUE LADY
Invented by Victor
½ Blue Curaçao (Garnier).
¼ Booth's Gin.
¼ Fresh Lemon Juice.
Dash of White of Egg.
Shake and strain.

W. J. Tarling, 1937
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Nutrition:

One serving of Blue Lady contains 102 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 14.92% alc./vol. (14.92° proof)
  • 16 grams of pure alcohol

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BP Hoogstraaten’s Avatar BP Hoogstraaten
22nd March at 16:46
It was okay, misses the wow factor
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C N’s Avatar C N
27th April at 01:12
I agree, this drink needs some oomph
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adrian lord’s Avatar adrian lord
23rd June 2023 at 18:02
By error, I did 45 mils of gin and 30 of blue Curaçao. Still very enjoyable, and one’s eyes enjoy drinking in the electric blue colour as much as the throat, the liquid, even on the palette it is perhaps lacking in complexity.
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Laurent Van muysewinkel’s Avatar Laurent Van muysewinkel
18th March 2023 at 17:32
Je viens de réaliser cette Dame bleue mais n'ayant plus de gin sec, je l'ai remplacé par un gin à la violette et ma fois le résultat était très agréable en bouche...
Votre site reste pour moi la référence pour les cocktails Mr Difford's, encore bravo !
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th March 2023 at 10:54
Merci beaucoup, Laurent.
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Myxo Gastrid’s Avatar Myxo Gastrid
30th September 2022 at 22:00
like someone else commented, a bit too sweet and one dimensional, but very easy to drink
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Anonymous

11th February 2022 at 04:25
I'm not a gin fan (prefer bourbon) but this is a really nice drink. Slightly unusual; but easy to make, looks stunning and is well balanced. I'd be proud to serve this up to unsuspecting guests, and could quite easily drink several myself.
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Francisco Martel’s Avatar Francisco Martel
4th February 2022 at 20:39
Looks great, tastes nice. Lovely cocktail.
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Anonymous

1st February 2022 at 07:35
It looks nice, the texture is good but it tastes very boring.
Poured it back in the shaker, added some orange bitters and 1.5cl home made cream of coconut. I really enjoyed it after this adjustment.
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Lars Oekvist’s Avatar Lars Oekvist
3rd October 2021 at 07:32
Fantastic! I tweaked it a little bit, 4 cl Curaqao, 3,5 cl Gin and 3 cl Lemonjuice. Really fresh.
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Vincent Dufour’s Avatar Vincent Dufour
26th September 2021 at 06:42
I have tried with a french gin with cassis notes, i like the flavour; i like the foamy texture of the drink.
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M M’s Avatar M M
7th August 2021 at 19:13
Is it possible to go without egg white? Maybe something another would fit?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
8th August 2021 at 06:38
You could use aquafaba (chickpea water) as an alternative to egg white. Produces an animal-free similar foam to egg white but doesn't produce mouthfeel of egg white.
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