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Herbert Brant’s Avatar Herbert Brant
20th July 2022 at 20:13
A pleasure for the senses! Your photo doesn't show the luscious violet color that I get following your recipe. Crisp and bright on a warm summer afternoon. Show stopper!
Alex Hayes’ Avatar Alex Hayes
16th July 2022 at 04:07
I adore this spec with Bombay Sapphire, but find it a little bitter with Empress 1908. For those of you going for that iconic purple with the 1908, I might add a barspoon of simple syrup.
Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
4th July 2022 at 15:33
Better than IBM recipe where there viol is very very descrete. Do not express the lemon oil, only for decoration, or it becomes a lemon drink.
Alexandre Perron’s Avatar Alexandre Perron
25th June 2022 at 11:17
Love it or hate it !, This is definitely a dividing cocktail.
It is personally one of my top 5 favorites.
I usually stick to the IBA recipe but your ratios are very interesting too. I would put a little bit more Maraschino and Creme de violette
Cheers !
14th June 2022 at 00:51
The adjusted receipe may be a bit less spirit forward, but my thought is about 2.5ml of simple.
Peter Shaw’s Avatar Peter Shaw
6th June 2022 at 07:14
The cocktail you (well, me) keep coming back to, time and time again. With a bottle of Plymouth gin in the freezer ready to go, leaving all the work to the Lemon juice, Maraschino and Creme de Violette. Perfection in a glass........
Anne Cunningham’s Avatar Anne Cunningham
14th January 2022 at 19:42
Oh, this is lush! Enticingly balanced and elegant. I used super-crisp Adnam’s Copper House gin, one of my favourites, and it was a lovely foil for the cherry, citrus and floral tones.
Zach Schwartz’s Avatar Zach Schwartz
23rd December 2021 at 05:41
The Aviation has been one of my favorite cocktails for several years, but I hadn't tried this recipe until tonight. I enjoyed it, though I thought the maraschino was a little too much. Afterwards, I made one to the recipe that I've always used: 2 oz gin, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/4 oz maraschino, and 1/4 oz creme de violette, Luxardo cherry instead of lemon peel as garnish. If I'm not mistaken, I found that recipe on a card attached to my first bottle of Luxardo, and I've stuck with it ever since.
James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
3rd February 2023 at 19:44
I was looking at David Embury’s version, which omits the crème de Violette (sacrilege) and goes for his classic 8 parts spirit to 2 parts juice to 1 part liqueur. It seems to me that had he been able to get Crème de Violette he would have gone for 8parts gin, 3 parts lemon juice, 2 parts Maraschino liqueur , 1 part Creme de Violette. Using a part as 7.5ml or a quarter of a fluid ounce as a part makes things easy.