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My recipe remains pretty faithful to Craddock's classic 1930s proportions, but in line with modern bartending conventions, I now disregard Craddock's instructions...
Anna Thompson
16th February at 19:35
Delicious. On second try I doubled the violettes but not the absinthe - the absinthe is so overpowering that it’s more balanced (to my taste) that way.
3rd December 2022 at 00:01
I’m surprised there isn’t a named martini variation with equal parts vermouth and violette (but no absinthe). Basically a perfect 3:1 martini but with cdv in place of sweet vermouth. I’m drinking one now and it’s delicious. (I also added some rosemary-lavender bitters).
19th July 2022 at 07:52
If you already have a 3:1 gin/vermouth combo in the freezer ready to go for your instant martini, then this is a nice twist and, as Simon said, double the creme de violette (and maybe the absinthe) for the shaken version and then it has a distinct violet hue (unlike that photo Simon?)
19th July 2022 at 08:40
Photo is of the 1.25ml stirred version.
27th May 2021 at 23:47
Following Jacqueline Kirk's, we first tried as written and then upped the Creme de Violette by another 3 dashes. It enhanced the flavour of the overall cocktail for us and seemed to make the taste a bit more tame.
22nd May 2021 at 20:25
Even though this cocktail works out well, I have a feeling that the "3 Dashes Crème de Violette" is a typesetting error, and that line should have been in the next cocktail in the book, the Aviation, from whence it is missing.
13th June 2021 at 18:15
Sorry, I think you misunderstand me. The typo is not here in your guide, but in Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks has the Crème de Violette in the Aviation, and the Savoy plagiarizes heavily from Ensslin's book.
23rd May 2021 at 10:03
The above 3 dashes creme de violette are correct. We have two versions of the Aviation, one with The Savoy spec (which as per the book omits creme de violette) and my own version which does include creme de violette.
26th March 2021 at 18:11
Hi, just guessing here - but did it used to be 1/4 ounce and was upped to 1/2 oz for the liqueur and absinthe? I was a bit caught off by the 1/24 oz....
28th March 2021 at 13:00
Got it! Thank you.
28th March 2021 at 09:16
Hi Jamie. 1/24oz is 1.25ml or 1/4 of a barspoon. This is the smallest measure on our Easy Jigger shown in both oz and ml.
9th March 2021 at 05:43
This is definitely a cocktail that suffers because I need to up my vermouth game. I like the concept, but when I make it with my cheap extra dry it doesn't quite work.
7th March 2021 at 19:19
An excellent dry violette cocktail, this one will be in my regular rotation now for sure. I even added a touch more violette but I'm crazy about it.