Aviation
Violette turns it sky-grey. Skip it and the drink still flies.
Ingredients
- 45 ml Gin
- 15 ml Maraschino
- 20 ml Lemons
- 7 ml Crème de violette optional
Method
Shake and double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None in the glass — served up, chilled
- Garnish
- Cherry
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Takes
- About 3 minutes
- Strength
- Medium
- Style
- Sour
- Tastes
- citrus-forward
Where it comes from
Published by Hugo Ensslin in 1916 with crème de violette. When the Savoy Cocktail Book reprinted it in 1930 the violette was dropped, and because that book was so influential, most of the twentieth century made it without.
About this recipe
Charlie Tyler — Editor, Drinki
Specs cross-checked against standard published recipes and IBA measures.
Specs last checked .