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Perfect Lady

Anytime · Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) · Sours (citrus)

4.0 46 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Peach liqueur
3/4 oz Lemon juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and peach wedge.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. 4 DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. 7 Garnish with pear wedge on rim.

Flavour profile

17.0% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 198 calories

History

This White Lady variation uses peach liqueur for a lighter, fruitier taste.

This cocktail was created in 1936 by Sidney Cox, a bartender at the Grosvenor House, London, for the British Empire Cocktail Competition, where it secured 1st Prize. In that same year, King-Emperor Edward VIII's intention to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite with two prior divorces, triggered a constitutional crisis within the British Empire. Objections arose from religious, legal, political, and moral standpoints due to Mrs Simpson's previous marriages, and the union was opposed by the governments of the United Kingdom and the autonomous Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Despite this opposition, Edward expressed his deep affection for Mrs Simpson, and his refusal to relinquish her led to his abdication in December 1936. His brother Albert succeeded him, adopting the royal name George VI. Edward, stripped of his royal title due to abdicating the throne, was granted the style His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor. He married Mrs Simpson the following year, and they remained married for 35 years until his passing. She was, in his eyes, his 'Perfect Lady'.

Created by Sidney Cox