Aviation Cocktail

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 5 min.
Yield 1 serving
With its unusual mix of gin, cherry liqueur, lemon juice and creme de violette, our classic Aviation cocktail recipe brings this Prohibition-era drink to the modern home bar.

Ingredients

  • Ice cubes
  • 1-1/2 ounces gin
  • 3/4 ounce maraschino cherry liqueur
  • 1/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce creme de violette
  • Maraschino or brandied cherries

Directions

  1. Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add first four ingredients; cover and shake until condensation forms on outside of shaker. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with cherries.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 197 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

An unusual mix of gin, maraschino cherry liqueur, lemon juice and creme de violette, the Aviation cocktail is a real knockout. It creates a gin-based drink that is strongly floral, a bit fruity and a whole lot of fun. —Susan Bronson, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
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