The recipe

How to make it

The ratio

2 : 1½ : 1

In parts, a White Lady is 2 gin, 1½ triple sec and 1 lemon. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.

Gin · 2Triple sec · 1½Lemon · 1

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Lemon Drop Martini

2 : 1¼ : 1

Gin → Tequila

Grand Margarita

3 : 2 : 1

Gin → Tequila

Spicy Margarita

2 : 1 : 1 : ¼

Also gin

Aviation

3 : 1 : 1 : ¼

Daphne (Maggie Smith)

Daphne offers Hercule Poirot a cocktail and reels off four classics.

“How about a cocktail, Monsieur Poirot? White Lady, a Sidecar, Mainbrace or Between the Sheets?”

Amaretto Sour — Amaretto and lemon shaken with egg white into a foamy, almond-sweet sour.
Bee’s Knees — Gin softened with honey and brightened with lemon and orange. A gentle, rounded sour.
Between the Sheets — Cognac and white rum with triple sec and lemon: a Sidecar with a second spirit. Strong and orange-scented.
Bourbon Renewal — A bourbon sour with crème de cassis and a dash of bitters, shaken and poured over ice: tart, dark-fruited and easy.
Bramble — A gin sour over crushed ice with blackberry liqueur drizzled through it, bleeding purple as it sinks.
Brandy Crusta — Brandy, lemon, curaçao and maraschino in a sugar-rimmed glass lined with a long citrus peel. Bright, aromatic and a little showy.

Estimated per drink, as served

Calories

≈ 189

Sugar

≈ 8 g

Strength

≈ 18%

Std. drinks

≈ 1.6

Triple sec ≈ 96Gin ≈ 88Lemon juice ≈ 5 How we estimate