Recipes · A classic

Aviation Cocktail

A shaken London dry gin drink with lemon juice, Luxardo Maraschino and crème de violette. It's mostly sour, herbal and boozy.

Aviation Cocktail in a coupe

Ingredients

  • 2 oz 60 mlLondon dry gin
  • ½ oz 15 mlLuxardo Maraschino
  • 0.25 oz 7.5 mlCrème de violette
  • 0.75 oz 22.5 mlLemon juice
  • shaken
  • coupe
  • Maraschino cherry

Method

  1. Add the London dry gin, Luxardo Maraschino, crème de violette and lemon juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard for about 12 seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Taste

How the Aviation Cocktail tastes

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