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This striking, very floral, pale aquamarine-yellow riff on the Corpse Reviver No.2 (with crème de violette replacing Lillet Blanc) is not so far removed...
Matt B
4th February 2024 at 21:01
A bit too sweet and the creme de violette could use to be dialed back a notch in my opinion.
31st October 2023 at 01:12
I generally prefer the Sascha Petreske version which leaves out the syrup and water. Cointreau and either Plymouth or Blue Coat gin work very well.
1st April 2023 at 21:34
Best use of the violet that I've had so far. Delicious!
18th March 2023 at 04:51
Trying to find the balance, but sub tequila for gin. Probably a reposado; blanco was a bit overpowering.
8th January 2023 at 01:47
After reading the comments we decided to cut back on the sugar syrup and up the gin by 1/4 oz. Very pleasant, but still a bit sweet. Would try again but with 1 1/4 oz gin and no sugar syrup. Very good, just a bit sweet.
7th November 2022 at 00:31
Subbing elderflower liqueur for the simple syrup lifts this drink to a higher realm.
18th June 2022 at 14:20
The original equal parts recipe - 25mls each of creme de violette, gin, triple sec & lemon juice - plus 10mls sugar syrup & 4 or 5 drops of orange cream citrate is also delicious
19th November 2021 at 02:11
Yummy!
10th October 2021 at 14:09
I think the adapted version works very well. Maybe with Monin Creme de Violette it would be better to reduce the sugar syrup.
27th May 2021 at 23:06
Tried this with parfait amour, very good, the additional orange notes work well.
11th May 2021 at 00:32
Reminds me of the aviation. I like it a little less sweet and may cut the simple syrup by half next time. Will definitely make again!
14th March 2021 at 21:59
Made it and forgot the rich simple syrup, duh. If I make it again I will not forget and I may substitute meyer lemon juice for regular lemon juice
3rd January 2021 at 01:20
Not bad, for some reason I feel this would be a very nice shot/shooter. A bit sophisticated but still a nice shooter.
23rd October 2020 at 21:37
After all the changes over the last few days it now tastes pretty decent! The triple sec helps round everything together and doesn't let the Liqueur de Violette overpower the drink as is possible in an Aviation.
18th October 2020 at 00:06
Very nice! A very good use for the creme de violette I bought to make Aviations.
Anonymous
17th October 2020 at 23:22
Well, I reduced the lemon by 2/3rds and subbed in Hendricks gin--lovely! But it's quite grey, not aquamarine, lol. I'd say Labradorite. Maybe due to the Rothman & Winter creme de violette? The drink is pretty darn floral, lol...but I like that.
18th October 2020 at 08:48
Brand of creme de violette does indeed considerably impact colour. Labradorite is a great descriptor.
16th October 2020 at 18:16
I think it works better with half the lemon juice.
17th October 2020 at 20:41
Agreed. I've reduced to 15ml.
13th October 2020 at 20:42
> takes a few sips
Well I sipped the whole thing and it didn’t get much better. Violette just overpowers it completely, especially the TBT one. I’m a big fan of a corpse reviver 2, and love an aviation, so was keen to try but can’t see any appeal :-(
Well I sipped the whole thing and it didn’t get much better. Violette just overpowers it completely, especially the TBT one. I’m a big fan of a corpse reviver 2, and love an aviation, so was keen to try but can’t see any appeal :-(
17th October 2020 at 20:40
Agreed. I've reduced the crème de violette and the lemon.