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Corpse Reviver No.2 (Duffy's/Gaige's recipe)
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Corpse Reviver No.2 (Duffy's/Gaige's recipe)
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 3⁄4 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Swedish Punsch liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
For an equal-parts recipe, this Corpse Reviver variation is brilliantly balanced and delicious.
Variant:
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History:
Adapted from a recipe in Patrick Gavin Duffy's 1956 Official Mixer's Manual. This recipe features Swedish Punch, whereas the recipe in his 1934 first edition calls for Kina Lillet. Duffy's recipe change may have been influenced by Crosby Gaige's 1941 Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion, where this Swedish Punch version first appears.
Corpse Reviver
Crosby Gaige, Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion, 1941
¼ part Dry Gin
¼ part Cointreau
¼ part Swedish Punch
¼ part Lemon Juice
Dash of Pernod
Shake well with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Of these, one will revive any self-respecting corpse – four taken in swift succession will return corpse to reclining position.
Corpse Reviver No.2
Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1934
¼ Lemon Juice
¼ Kina Lillet
¼ Cointreau
¼ Dry Gin
1 Dash Absinthe
Stir well in ice and strain. Serve with a Cherry.
Use glass number 1
Corpse Reviver No.2
Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1956
¼ Dry Gin
¼ Cointreau
¼ Swedish Punch
¼ Lemon Juice
1 Dash Pernod
Shake well with ice and strain into glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Corpse Reviver No.2 (Duffy's/Gaige's recipe) contains 158 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 19.8% alc./vol. (19.8° proof)
- 17.9 grams of pure alcohol
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I poured a few drops of absinthe in the chilled glass and rolled it around until it was coated and it seems to balance out really well.
All in all, fantastic! this will be a summer favourite this season