Aviation Cocktail (Difford's recipe)

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Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (& optional sugar rim)

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 3/4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1/4 fl oz Crème de violette liqueur
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Review:

Citrus, floral gin with a slightly sour finish.

The recipe above has been my preferred recipe for some years. However, in early 2020, I decided that the maraschino and violet were overly dominant so in a quest for harmony I reduced these to allow botanical gin notes to emerge. I then rebalanced with 5ml sugar:
- 45 ml Dry gin
- 12.5 ml Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
- 5 ml Crème de violette
- 15 ml Lemon juice
- 5 ml Sugar syrup
- 10 ml Chilled water (omit if wet ice)
Thanks to emails and comments below I came to my senses and reverted to my original recipe.

History:

An adaptation of Hugo R. Ensslin's Aviation Cocktail from his 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks by yours truly.

AVIATION COCKTAIL
1/3 Lemon Juice
2/3 El Bart Gin
2 dashes Maraschino
2 dashes Crème de Violette
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve.

Hugo R. Ensslin, 1916

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 23.41% alc./vol. (46.82° proof)
  • 22.8 grams of pure alcohol
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