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Aviation

A pale violet drink, with cherry and violet florals tucked into lemon's tartness.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Gin
    45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
  • Maraschino Liqueur
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Lemon Juice
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Crème de Violette
    1 barspoon

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishCherry

Make it

  1. Chill the coupe ahead of time.
  2. Pour all ingredients into a shaker, fill with ice and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
  3. Strain out the ice and pour the drink into the glass.
  4. Drop a cherry into the bottom of the glass, if you like.

Behind the drink

First appeared in New York bartender Hugo Ensslin's 1916 book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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