Aviation Cocktail
Aviation Cocktail is refreshing classic cocktail with gin, creme de violette and maraschino liquer served up or on the rocks.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin I like Sapphire
- ¾ ounce citrus juice lemon is the traditional, but I like white grapefruit too
- ½ ounce maraschino liquor
- ¼ + ounce crème de violette
- homemade Maraschino cherries*
Instructions
- To be traditional, pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake well.
- Serve up with a Maraschino cherry.
- While the drink is very dramatic visually when served up, the Aviation packs a punch and I really like them to be super cold, so I often serve them on the rocks. And that's great too.
Notes
*Luxardo's cherries are awesome. Look for them in specialty food and drink shops.
Half lemon and half grapefruit is a nice twist on the recipe for the Aviation Cocktail I've listed below and if you can ever find “cocktail grapefruits,” like I did this December, they’re a great substitution.
Half lemon and half grapefruit is a nice twist on the recipe for the Aviation Cocktail I've listed below and if you can ever find “cocktail grapefruits,” like I did this December, they’re a great substitution.