Aviation Cocktail Recipe
Gin goes perfectly with the flowery creme de violette and melds wonderfully with the sweetness of the maraschino liqueur and the sour of the lemon.
Servings 2 Cocktails
Calories 233kcal
Ingredients
- 4 ounces gin
- 1.5 ounces maraschino liqueur
- .50 ounce creme de violette
- 1.5 ounces lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
Garnish
- 4 maraschino cherries (rinsed)
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and place 2 cherries on each martini pick,4 maraschino cherries
- Add gin, maraschino liqueur, creme de violette and lemon juice to the cocktail shaker.4 ounces gin, 1.5 ounces maraschino liqueur, .50 ounce creme de violette, 1.5 ounces lemon juice
- Cap the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain, divide, and pour the liquid between the two glasses. Add cherry picks to the side of the glass.
- Sip
- Smile
- Enjoy
Notes
Helpful tips
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- The way to pick a great lemon at the market is first to heft it in your hand. The heavier lemons have more juice than the lighter ones. The next thing is to sniff the skin, you should be able to smell the fruit. But I've noticed I can't smell the lemon as easily as I could even a few years ago.
- Always wash citrus before juicing it to get the pesticides off. Here are two different ways: 1.) Squirt some unscented, natural soap in your hand and rub the skin of the citrus between your palms. Next, take a brush to scrub the skin. Rinse under cold or cool water to get all the soap off.
- 2.) I use a cloth that is rough on one side of it and smooth on the other. I use the rough side to scrub the skin of the vegetable or fruit and then rinse thoroughly under cold or cool water.
- I use Bombay Sapphire gin in this cocktail but you can use whichever brand you prefer.
- The garnish for this classy cocktail is maraschino cherries. Since these cherries come in a sweet syrup, always rinse off your cherries because if you don't, it will add extra sweetness to the drink, which isn't a good thing.
- Crème of violette is made from violets which gives it such a beautiful hue. There are a few brands of this liqueur. I have the brand Rothman & Winter, but Dillard and Giffard are solid brands.
- I usually chill my cocktail glasses. My favorite glasses are a chilled coupe or chilled martini glass. I don't chill them when I photograph my recipes because it takes time to process the shots, so it doesn't make sense.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 5mg