Cocktail
Aviation
Sky-blue and floral.
- Glassware
- Coupe
- Method
- shake
- Difficulty
- hard
Ingredients
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spirit
Juniper-forward gin with citrus and herbal botanicals.
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liqueur
Clear cherry liqueur made from marasca cherries. Floral, slightly funky.
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liqueur
Floral violet liqueur. Defines the Aviation.
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fruit
Always fresh-squeezed. Tart and aromatic — bottled juice does not compare.
Method
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Combine gin, maraschino, violette, lemon in shaker with ice.
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Shake 12 seconds.
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Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
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Drop in a brandied cherry.
Garnish
- Brandied Cherry
About this drink
Gin, maraschino, lemon, crème de violette. The violette gives it that pale blue tint.
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