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Blue Lady

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (155)
Blue Lady image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Bols Blue Curaçao
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Prepare

  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.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Blue Lady contains 102 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 14.92% alc./vol. (29.84° proof)
  • 17.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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


More cocktails by Victor Cabrin

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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Comments & Discussion

G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Maybe not recommended, but I colored the last 45 ml of my Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao with one drop of blue food coloring. Visual result was a slightly more vivid, almost florescent blue. A little alarming... Enjoyed its expression of sweetness without additional syrup. A bit off balanced overall, but tasty enough.
score: 1
BP Hoogstraaten
It was okay, misses the wow factor
score: 2
C N
I agree, this drink needs some oomph
score: 0
adrian lord
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.
score: 1
Laurent Van muysewinkel
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 !
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Merci beaucoup, Laurent.
score: 1
Myxo Gastrid
like someone else commented, a bit too sweet and one dimensional, but very easy to drink
score: 4
Jack Reid
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.
score: 1
Francisco Martel
Looks great, tastes nice. Lovely cocktail.
score: 1
Raffaele Picca
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.
score: 6
Lars Oekvist
Fantastic! I tweaked it a little bit, 4 cl Curaqao, 3,5 cl Gin and 3 cl Lemonjuice. Really fresh.
score: 2
Vincent Dufour
I have tried with a french gin with cassis notes, i like the flavour; i like the foamy texture of the drink.
score: 2

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