Name: Aviation (Savoy spec.)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 ³⁄₄ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

³⁄₄ fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (& optional sugar rim).

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Aviation (Savoy spec.) contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
21.2% alc./vol. (42.4° proof)
22.7 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Joseph Nelson Premium Member 44w

Oh my! Most gin cocktails like to pair with vermouth (which is dandy) but I wanted to try something different and this was an absolute treat! Firstly, I did cut the lemon juice, as is my standard, down to a heavy 1/4 ounce, but the rest was kept as is and it was wonderful! Part of that might be the Lazzaroni Maraschino I use, which is gentler than Luxardo. The gin was still very dominant, so use something decent. But golly, the whole thing was a tart treat.

John Redfern 1y

Very simple a little on the dry side for me personally

Kévin Martin 2y

Excellent cocktail. Très simple mais très savoureux. Douceur et acidité se marient très bien.

Egor Doroshenko 3y

Hello Simon! I noticed that it is so close to SKIPPER by Albert Crockett. Maybe you can add SKIPPER to the Guide? Page 162 of Old Waldorf Bar Days: two thirds gin, one fourth Maraschino, dash of orange juice, dash of lemon juice. Shake!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Thanks, Egor. I'll be sure to add the Skipper, which is served frappé.

Egor Doroshenko 3y

And what is the meaning of "frappe" in the book? I thoght it was something like "shake", but maybe it means to serve with crushed ice?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Frappe cocktails are shaken and then strained over crushed ice.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

We decided to adjust the Maraschino Liqueur based closer to the original Craddock recipe. Really liked the resulting cocktail as it was very dry. The Maraschino adds a wonderful hint of flavour which was balanced by the lemon. The taste of the gin was in the forefront.