david77

i do 2oz of gin and reduce marachino liquor to 1/4oz. i stir instead of shaking. while i do express the lemon peel, i drop a luxardo maraschino cherry on the bottom of the glass. the end result is a more pronounced creme de violet, including color, cocktail. eating the cherry when the cocktail is gone is a nice icing.

Also did not add any sugar.

Very good. My wife and I loved it. Did a it w/o the egg whites and used Cointreau in place of De Kuyper. Delicious.

I like the base spirit to standout in my cocktails. So I increased the gin to 2 parts, and decreased the maraschino and creme de violet liquors to 1/4 parts each (equal parts). I also stirred instead of shaking in order to preserve the violet color that is lost in shaking. Stirring also seems to produce a richer flavor. I also dropped a Maraschino cherry on the bottom of my glass. It made for a nice after cocktail treat 😋.