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Aviation Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
Citrus, floral gin with a slightly sour finish. The recipe above has been my preferred recipe for some years. However, in early 2020, I decided that...
JACQUELINE KIRK
19th August 2022 at 15:58
Simon, do you have a preference for crème de violette? I have three :/ all very different. A Giffard's (more syrupy but is in fact CdeV); Tempus Fugit (from here in Switzerland,gives a beautiful color but a more 'fade' aroma); and one from Distiillerie Salamandre in France. I recall there was an Austrian brand that came out in the early- to mid- 2000s that was maybe the 1st CdeV exported into the US since a long time. Any other brands you like? My violette collection cannot be big enough! :P
2nd September 2023 at 08:56
The Austrian brand was ROTHMAN & WINTER ORCHARD Creme de Violette I guess.
26th October 2022 at 17:03
I use Briottet crème de violette. Overall I find Giffords liqueurs far too sweet (their curaçao impossibly so).
20th August 2022 at 09:37
There are some excellent family-made regionally available crème de violette I've come across in France but sadly their production is too small for export. Presently, I favour Giffard.