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Gin · Intermediate

Aviation

The crème de violette is what makes it gray-blue and what makes it worth finding.

GlassCocktail glass
GarnishCherry, dropped in
6ozCocktail holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up.

Build

Gin1½ oz45 ml1 oz30 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Lemon juice¾ oz20 ml½ oz15 ml1 oz30 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml
Maraschino⅓ oz10 ml¼ oz7.5 ml½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml
Crème de violette1½ bar spoons7.5 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Already built on your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

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Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard until cold.
  3. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Drop in a cherry without a pick.

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