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Corpse Reviver (1st Version, 1871)
First published recipe for a "corpse reviver" cocktail
Dan Casselman
6th August 2025 at 03:18
Better than I thought it would be. But that isn't saying much. Only try this if you are going through the history of the Corpse Reviver drinks. There are reasons some have endured and some have not. It is not as Maraschino forward as I thought, the Bitters tone it down some.