# White Cargo

Equal measures of London dry gin and vanilla ice cream become a stark, silky Savoy-era dessert drink with no ice, garnish, or disguise.

Strength: 20% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 50 ml [London dry gin](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/london-dry-gin.md)
- 50 ml [Vanilla ice cream](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/vanilla-ice-cream.md) — Use firm vanilla ice cream directly from the freezer. Contains milk; check the label for egg, soy, nuts, wheat, and other allergens.

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Method

1. Shake both ingredients hard without ice until completely smooth.
2. Pour unstrained into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [London Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/london-cocktail.md): London dry gin is subtly sweetened and sharpened with absinthe, orange bitters, lemon oils, and an olive.
- [Poet's Dream](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/poets-dream.md): Mere dashes of Bénédictine and orange bitters perfume a lean two-to-one gin Martini in the restrained 1937 Café Royal form.
- [Puritan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/puritan.md): A dry, herbal Martini variation in which Yellow Chartreuse rounds gin and vermouth without taking over.
- [Southside](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/southside.md): A clean gin sour made vivid and cooling with fresh lime and mint.
- [Gin & Tonic](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gin-and-tonic.md): Cold tonic lengthens London dry gin without hiding it, joining juniper and citrus oils to quinine bitterness in a spare, exact highball.
- [Army & Navy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/army-and-navy.md): Orgeat replaces plain sugar in this gin sour, bringing almond richness and orange-flower perfume into a sharply structured, bitters-seasoned drink.
- [Hearst Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/hearst-cocktail.md): An equal-parts sweet Martini where aromatic and orange bitters put a dark, spiced edge around dry gin and fresh Italian-style vermouth.
- [Silver Bullet](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/silver-bullet.md): London dry gin and lemon make a severe sour frame for kümmel’s clear, sweet caraway spice.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/white-cargo
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/white-cargo-19ecad7e.webp
- Recipe source: https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1930-The-Savoy-Cocktail-Book/175/