Ingredients
- Gin ✓ you have it 4 ½ cl
- Maraschino ✓ you have it 1 ½ cl
- Crème de violette ✓ you have it ¾ cl
- Lemon juice ✓ you have it 1 ½ cl
- Ice cubes ✓ you have it
Garnish & optional
- Cocktail cherry ✓ you have it 1 piece
A pre-war classic with a delicate lilac shimmer: gin, maraschino and a dash of crème de violette make a floral, sour short drink.
Method
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1
Shake all ingredients hard with ice.
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3
Garnish with a cherry.
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All bar toolsThe story of the Aviation
The Aviation appeared in 1916 in Recipes for Mixed Drinks by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at New York’s Hotel Wallick – back when flying was still the great sensation. Its floral note comes from crème de violette, a liqueur that later all but vanished; even the Savoy Cocktail Book left it out in 1930.
Only when the liqueur became available in the US again from 2007 did the Aviation return in its original pale-sky hue.
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Illustrative image · AI-generated for Cocktailline. This is roughly how a Aviation is classically served.
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