2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on the 10th June: Aviation

The Aviation is an early 20th Century classic which was created by Hugo Ensslin and is an official IBA cocktail. It is often considered as a variation of a gin sour, which uses the maraschino liqueur as a sweetener.

Aviation

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time2 mins

The Aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York, in the early twentieth century. The first published recipe for the drink appeared in Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Ensslin's recipe called for 1½ oz. El Bart gin, ¾ oz. lemon juice, 2 dashes maraschino liqueur, and 2 dashes crème de violette, a violet liqueur which gives the cocktail a pale purple color.

Harry Craddock's influential Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) omitted the crème de violette, calling for a mixture of two-thirds dry gin, one-third lemon juice, and two dashes of maraschino. Many later bartenders have followed Craddock's lead, leaving out the difficult-to-find violet liqueur.

Aviation (cocktail) - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 45 ml dry gin
 15 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
 15 ml maraschino liqueur
 1 barspoon creme de violette
 Maraschino cherry for garnish

1

Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2

Add all ingredients to the shaker and shake until well chilled.

3

Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the maraschino cherry.

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Ingredients

 45 ml dry gin
 15 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
 15 ml maraschino liqueur
 1 barspoon creme de violette
 Maraschino cherry for garnish

Directions

1

Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2

Add all ingredients to the shaker and shake until well chilled.

3

Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the maraschino cherry.

Aviation

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