La Violetta

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (25 ratings)
  • La Violetta Image

    La Violetta

  • Jump to
La Violetta image

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 oz Fiol Extra Dry Prosecco
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Garnish: Float dehydrated lemon wheel slice

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. TOP with splash of prosecco.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

Delicate baby blue in colour and reminiscent of an Aviation with a touch of fizz.

View readers' comments

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Patricia Grimm at Adele's Restaurant in Nashville, USA.

More cocktails by Patrice Plante

Nutrition:

One serving of La Violetta contains 144 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 14.45% alc./vol. (14.45° proof)
  • 13.7 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

L'Ultima Parola (by David Wondrich) Image
Previous cocktail

L'Ultima Parola (by David Wondrich)

Five-Three-Five Image
Next cocktail

Five-Three-Five

Join the discussion

Showing 2 comments for La Violetta.
See discussion in the Forum

Please log in to make a comment
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
20th May 2024 at 03:33
Interesting in a good way. Slightly floral with a bit of herbal. Light violet gray colour makes for an interesting presentation. Would be perfect on a summer outing,
1
reply
Suzanne Alexander’s Avatar Suzanne Alexander
3rd January 2021 at 00:45
Edit possibly to directions - I believe you want the first FOUR ingredients shaken together?
1
reply
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
3rd January 2021 at 07:01
Many thanks for pointing this out. Now corrected to "Shake first 4 ingredients..."
0
reply
L'Ultima Parola (by David Wondrich) Image
Previous cocktail

L'Ultima Parola (by David Wondrich)

Strega replaces Chartreuse in this learned American in Italy take on a classic Last Word

Five-Three-Five Image
Next cocktail

Five-Three-Five

Gin-laced, bittersweet with melon fruit and herbal complexity

2 to 1 'rich' sugar syrup versus 1 to 1 'simple' syrup Image

2 to 1 'rich' sugar syrup versus 1 to 1 'simple' syrup

The balance between sweet and sour is crucial to the majority of cocktails and consistently producing balanced cocktails is made easier when using sugar...
Prosecco Sparkling Wine Image

Prosecco Sparkling Wine

Prosecco is a wine produced around the towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene in the Italian province of Treviso. It can be still, semi-sparkling or sparkling...
20 best Amaretto cocktails Image

20 best Amaretto cocktails

The bittersweet almond and vanilla flavour of amaretto mixes brilliantly with dark spirits – particularly whiskey but this versatile liqueur also mixes...
20 best Easter cocktails Image

20 best Easter cocktails

There's more to Easter indulgence than mere chocolate eggs
How to make an Ice Cone Image

How to make an Ice Cone

Ice cones are an iconic garnish widely used in Tiki bars, particularly when serving Navy Grog cocktails. They are made by freezing crushed ice that has...
20 best Spring cocktails Image

20 best Spring cocktails

Spring has sprung – well at least it has here in the northern hemisphere. It's time to rediscover the delights of floral cocktails – think elderflower...