Egg White Cocktails

49 drinks · Updated October 2026

Egg white gives a cocktail a silky texture and a thick layer of foam without adding much flavor. Its proteins stabilize the air bubbles introduced by shaking; bartenders often shake once without ice (a dry shake) and again with ice. It appears most often in sours. The Whiskey Sour and the Clover Club, a gin and raspberry drink from Philadelphia's Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, both use it. The Ramos Gin Fizz, created by Henry C. Ramos in New Orleans in 1888, is the best-known showcase of its texture.

• Alexander

  Classic (early 1900s)

  1.5 oz Gin 0.75 oz White crème de cacao 0.75 oz Heavy cream 2 tsp Egg white (optional)

• Blue Lady

  Victor (printed in William J. Tarling's Café Royal Cocktail Book, 1937)

  1.5 oz Blue curaçao 1 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 2 tsp Egg white

• Cameron's Kick

  Harry MacElhone, ABC of Mixing Cocktails (1922)

  1 oz Blended Scotch 1 oz Irish whiskey 2 tsp Orgeat 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Egg white (optional)

• Corpse Reviver No. 0824

  Matteo Rebuffo

  1.75 oz Strega 0.75 oz Cocchi Americano 1 oz Lemon juice 3 dashes Angostura bitters 0.5 oz Egg white

• Gin Fizz

  Classic (printed in Jerry Thomas's bar guide, 1876)

  2 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white Top Soda water

• Gin Sour

  Classic (printed in Jerry Thomas's Bartender's Guide, 1862)

  2 oz Old Tom gin 1 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white (optional) 3 dashes Angostura bitters

• Morning Glory Fizz

  Classic (printed in O.H. Byron's Modern Bartenders' Guide, 1884)

  2 oz Single malt Scotch 0.5 tsp Absinthe 0.75 oz Lemon juice 2 tsp Lime juice 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 0.75 oz Egg white Top Soda water

• New York Sour

  Classic (1880s)

  2 oz Rye whiskey 1 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup Few drops Egg white 0.5 oz Red wine (float)

• Pink Lady

  Classic (1910s)

  1.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Apple brandy (bonded) 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Honey syrup (2:1) 0.25 oz Grenadine (1:1) 1 Egg white

• Pisco Sour

  Victor Morris, Morris' Bar, Lima (1920s)

  2 oz Pisco 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white

• Prado

  Stan Jones, Complete Barguide (1977)

  1.5 oz Blanco tequila 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Maraschino liqueur 1 Egg white

• Ramos Gin Fizz

  Henry C. Ramos, New Orleans (1888)

  2 oz Gin 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 1 oz Simple syrup 1 oz Heavy cream 1 Egg white 6 drops Orange flower water 2 oz Soda water

• Rattlesnake

  Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)

  1.75 oz Rye whiskey 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 3 dashes Absinthe 0.5 oz Egg white

• September Morn

  Classic (printed in Charlie Conolly's World Famous Cotton Club Book of Mixed Drinks, 1939)

  2 oz Gold rum 0.5 oz Lime juice 1 tsp Grenadine 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Whiskey Sour

  Classic (1860s)

  2 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white

• Carina Carina

  Jaz'min Weaver, Castalia, Detroit (2018)

  1.5 oz Pisco 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Chai-infused orange juice 0.75 oz Caramelized simple syrup (1:1) 0.5 oz Egg white 1 g Coriander-cardamom-nutmeg tincture (optional)

• Danger Stranger

  James Keiser, The Wild, Denver (2021)

  1.5 oz Pisco 0.5 oz Mezcal 1 oz Orange cream soda syrup (1:1) 1 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Aquafaba (or 1 egg white)

• Filibuster

  Erik Adkins, Slanted Door Group, San Francisco

  2 oz Rye whiskey 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Maple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Erik Adkins' Whiskey Sour

  Erik Adkins, Slanted Door Group, San Francisco (2017)

  2 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Neal Bodenheimer's Whiskey Sour

  Neal Bodenheimer, Cure, New Orleans (2017)

  2 oz Bourbon 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white 1 spray Angostura bitters

• Alicia Perry's Whiskey Sour

  Alicia Perry, San Diego (2024)

  1 oz Bourbon 1 oz Rye whiskey 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Cane sugar syrup 1 Egg white

• Dan Sabo's Whiskey Sour

  Dan Sabo, Los Angeles (2017)

  2 oz Rye whiskey 1 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Orange juice 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 1 Egg white

• Season of Strangers

  Katie Weismann, Spoke Wine Bar, Somerville (2014)

  1.25 oz Fennel-infused light-aroma baijiu 1 oz Acid-adjusted watermelon juice 0.5 oz Mezcal 0.25 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white

• Nekokaburi

  Christian Suzuki, San Francisco (2020)

  1.75 oz Kinako-infused mezcal 0.5 oz Amazake 0.5 oz Mango cream liqueur 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white

• Lefty's Fizz

  Ryan Fitzgerald, ABV, San Francisco (2015)

  1.5 oz Mezcal 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Grapefruit shrub 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 1 Egg white 2 oz Soda water

• Riad Star

  Chez Zou, New York (2023)

  1.5 oz Vodka 1 oz Pomegranate juice 0.75 oz Pineapple juice 0.75 oz Aquafaba 0.5 oz Makrut piña syrup 0.5 oz Lime juice 4 dashes Habanero bitters

• Baby Turtle

  Trick Dog, San Francisco

  2 oz Reposado tequila 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Egg white 0.5 oz Grapefruit juice 0.5 oz Cinnamon syrup 0.25 oz Campari 2 dashes Saline solution

• Limonada Suiça Ramos

  Leanne Favre, Leyenda, Brooklyn (2023)

  1 oz Gin 1 oz Cream 0.75 oz Lime scrap cello 0.75 oz Génépy 0.75 oz Egg white 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Simple syrup 1 tsp Licor 43 2 oz Soda water, to top

• Kirk Estopinal's Absinthe Suissesse

  Absinthe Suissesse (New Orleans), as made by Kirk Estopinal (2024)

  1 oz Absinthe verte (high proof) 0.25 oz Orgeat 1 Egg white 1 oz Cream 0.25 oz White crème de menthe (to float)

• Paloma Sour

  Matthew Steinberg, Kenwood Tavern, Baltimore (2024)

  2 oz Reposado tequila 1 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Ruby red grapefruit syrup 1 Egg white 2 drops Saline solution (1:4)

• Grand Army's Amaretto Sour

  Grand Army, Brooklyn (2024)

  2 oz Amaretto 1 oz Lemon juice 1 Egg white 0.25 oz Campari

• Nuyorican Sour

  Antonio Jimenez, Bolo, Philadelphia (2024)

  1 oz Aged Puerto Rican rum 0.75 oz Bonded rye whiskey 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Simple syrup 0.25 oz Amaro 1 Egg white Red wine (tempranillo), to float 2 dashes Orange bitters

• Marie's Cure

  Jilbert El-Zmetr, Laziza, Brooklyn (2025)

  1.25 oz Bourbon 0.5 oz Tamarind ginger-honey syrup 0.5 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Pineapple-infused rum 0.25 oz Egg white

• Wild Amargo

  Lou Bernard, Mita, Washington, DC (2025)

  1 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Gin 0.75 oz Gentian aperitif 0.75 oz Fino sherry 0.75 oz Gooseberry syrup 0.5 oz Pineapple liqueur 0.5 oz Aquafaba

• Sobacha Fizz

  Kenzo Han, Firstborn, Los Angeles (2025)

  2 oz Sobacha-infused bourbon 0.75 oz Lemon juice 4 tsp Honey syrup (2:1) 1 Egg white 0.5 oz Ramazzotti Soda water, to top

• Castle Sour

  Jim McCourt, Prohibition, Charleston, South Carolina (2025)

  2 oz Irish whiskey 1 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Clove syrup 1 Egg white

• Negroni Sour

  Farmers & Distillers, Washington, D.C. (2017)

  1.5 oz Gin 0.75 oz Campari 1 oz Amaro 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Orange juice 0.25 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white

• Green Eyes

  Andrew Volk, Portland Hunt & Alpine, Portland, Maine (2016)

  1.5 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Green Chartreuse 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Hearts on Fire

  Courtney Sheehan, Death & Co, Denver (2024)

  1 oz Pisco (aged) 0.5 oz Vodka 0.25 oz Bergamot liqueur 0.25 oz Red verjus 0.5 oz Grenadine 0.5 oz Lemon juice 1 Egg white

• Winnebago

  Dave Anderson, Death & Co, Denver (2021)

  1 oz Single malt Scotch 1 oz Jamaican rum (aged) 0.5 oz Ginger syrup (2:3), scant 0.5 oz Honey syrup (2:1), scant 1 tsp White crème de cacao 1 Egg white

• Rhythm Section

  Evan Flynn, Death & Co, Denver (2022)

  1.5 oz Blended Scotch 0.5 oz Apricot eau-de-vie 0.5 oz Bénédictine 0.75 oz Orgeat 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 Egg white Islay Scotch (spritz)

• Crimson Art

  Raven Mina, Death & Co, Los Angeles (2023)

  1 oz Gin 0.5 oz Calvados 0.5 oz Cranberry liqueur 0.25 oz Amaretto 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.25 oz Simple syrup 1 Egg white 1 dash Orange bitters

• Beuser & Angus Special

  Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro, Berlin (2007)

  1.75 oz Green Chartreuse 0.5 oz Lime juice 2 tsp Maraschino liqueur 1 Egg white 0.5 barspoon Sugar 5 dashes Orange flower water

• Earl Grey MarTEAni

  Audrey Saunders, Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle, New York (2000)

  2 oz Earl Grey-infused gin 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Like A Lady

  Michael Hajiyianni, Ruby, Copenhagen

  1 slice Cucumber 1.25 oz Gin 0.75 oz Gentian liqueur 0.75 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Blood Sage

  Ryan Magarian, Seattle

  3 Sage leaves, torn 2 oz Gin 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Blood orange juice 0.5 oz Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white

• Illegal

  Modern classic (2010s)

  1 oz Mezcal 0.5 oz Jamaican rum (overproof white) 0.5 oz Falernum 1 bsp Maraschino liqueur 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Simple syrup Few drops Egg white (optional)

• Clover Club

  Clover Club, Philadelphia (pre-Prohibition)

  1.5 oz Gin 0.5 oz Raspberry syrup 0.5 oz Lemon juice Few drops Egg white

• Amaretto Sour

  Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde Common, Portland

  1.5 oz Amaretto 0.75 oz Cask-strength bourbon 1 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Rich simple syrup 0.5 oz Egg white