The first ‘historic’ cocktail I made when I began this journey into the world of mixology at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. Created back in the early 1900s, the drink has fallen a little out of favor owing to a very floral-forward taste profile. Some suggest dropping the Creme de Violette down to a barspoon.
Yield: 1 drink
Aviation
Created in 1916.
Prep Time
5 minutes
Total Time
5 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 oz. London Dry gin - or experiment with 'New World' gin of your choice
- .25 oz. Creme de Violette
- .25 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
- .25 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- Garnish: Maraschino cherry
- Lemon twist
Instructions
- Place ingredients in shaking tin
- Fill with ice, shake for 15 seconds until outside of tin is frosty.
- Double-strain into chilled coupe glass.
- Use a barspoon to lower a Luxardo cherry into bottom of glass
- Express lemon twist over the top to release it's oils then discard.