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Maiden's Prayer（メイデンズ・プレイヤー）

Maiden's Prayer served in a cocktail glass glass
メイデンズ・プレイヤー · 1930sCocktail glass · Shaken

Gin, Cointreau, and two juices — the White Lady's fruitier sister.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Gin45 ml
Cointreau20 ml
Fresh lemon juice15 ml
Fresh orange juice15 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Shake all ingredients hard with ice.

  2. 02

    Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish — Lemon twist

02Taste profile

Sweetness
45Moderate
Sourness*
67Strong
Bitterness
20Light
Fruitiness
60Strong
Herbal*
0Faint
Alcohol
50Moderate
Crisp
50Moderate

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

1930 — printed in the Savoy Cocktail Book under Harry Craddock's tenure at the American Bar.

Rediscovered by the craft revival as a gentler member of the White Lady lineage.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)

05Variations

  • OriginWhite LadySingle-citrus parent
  • SimilarJasmineCampari-laced modern heir
06The map

Spirits

SpiritGinBrandBeefeaterBrandPlymouth
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