Name: Clean Aviation
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Vodka; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 7.5 ml Crème de violette; 15 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Absinthe; 7.5 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 ³⁄₄ fl oz

Ketel One Vodka

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1 dash

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Clean Aviation contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
20.68% alc./vol. (41.36° proof)
21.7 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Ruth Harvey 1y

I prefer this to the classic Aviation. It's less perfumed and more balanced.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

Made this again and was less keen on it tonight. I agree with Charl Engela's comment below that it is lacking without the gin and therefore for me was a little too crème de violette forward. Also, maybe as it is end of week, I was looking for something a little stronger tasting, so as per John Carr's comment, maybe a tad too much water even with "dry" ice.

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

Made this cocktail again. Still love it. Since we are both big absinthe fans, we added a spritz of absinthe on the top of the cocktail before serving. Added a lovely light herbal smell and flavour.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

A very nice aviation. Clean really describes it. And a very pleasant minerality from the vodka. I always serve aviations in a martini glass, as I feel is suited to the 1920s streamlined and modernist aesthetic of the drink.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

I may have over shaken and increased dilution, but I feel 5ml added water would be sufficient here.

Jasmine Lee 2y

Instead of adding the absinthe to the shaker, I did an absinthe rinse, inspired by my love of the Sunflower cocktail. Turned out well!

Rüber Drinks 2y

Lovely variation on the classic Aviation.

Given that we are in the season of Halloween, I would propose the following variation:

Hounds Black Vodka in place of the traditional clear, and a dusting of purple edible glitter, for effect. Variation name: Fly By Night.

Thank you for maintaining this site; I cannot count the number of people I have referred here for the best in cocktails.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Many thanks for your kind words and for your suggestion.

Charl Engela 3y

Very nice indeed, but I think I prefer this with a citrusy gin rather than vodka. I also think I put in more than a dash of absinthe which is quite easy to do with the La Fée bottle with the integrated spout. Less next time.