Barflies and Cocktails by Harry McElhone and Wynn (1927, p.85) — Barflies 1927
| 0.17 part | brandy | base |
| 0.17 part | white creme de menthe — Creme de Menthe | modifier |
| 0.67 part | Cointreau | other |
- Shake well and strain.
This matters because it preserves McElhone's earlier White Lady form before later citrus-gin standardisation takes over the name.
This is an earlier liqueur-driven White Lady form, not the later gin-and-citrus standard.