Name: Strawberry Aviation
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 fresh Strawberries (fresh); 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 10 ml Lemon juice

Strawberry Aviation
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Nick & Nora Glass

Ingredients:
2 fresh	Strawberries (hulled, small & ripe)
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of strawberry with a mint sprig tip replacing the strawberry's leaves.

How to make:

MUDDLE strawberries in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients.
SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with strawberry on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Just as the name suggests, only classically an Aviation should include crème de violette so if you feel this is lacking then consider adding 2.5ml (¼ a barspoon)– anymore and the parma violet floral notes overpower the strawberry.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Richard Godwin and published via his The Spirits on Substack, in turn his recipe is a strawberry-infused riff on Takumis Aviation.

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John CARR

25th September at 13:34

Eminently drinkable little cocktail. Colour is stunning! Obviously the quality of the fruit is going to be the main determining factor of your outcome. I added a small dash of violetter so it was very delicately scattered (note recipe mentions 2.5ml = quarter of a spoon, rather than half?).

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Florian Ruf

15th October 2023 at 13:37

Excellent cocktail, fruity, but absolutely on the dry side and quite strong. I suggest to add some strawberry syrup unless you have really good, sweet and ripe strawberries. I upped the amounts by a third for a Nick&Nora.

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John Hinojos

23rd July 2023 at 00:17

Wonderful strawberry cocktail. The strawberries are center the flavour. Gin adds a bit of herbal notes, but are in the background. Did not add the Creme de violette as we felt it would overpower the cocktail and muddy the beautiful red colour of the cocktail.

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