Aviation (cocktail)

Aviation
TypeCocktail
Ingredients
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Standard drinkwareCocktail glass
Standard garnishmaraschino cherry
ServedStraight up: chilled, without ice
PreparationAdd all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Some recipes use Creme Yvette instead of crème de violette.

The aviation is a cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette and lemon juice. Some recipes omit the crème de violette. It is served straight up, in a cocktail glass.

History

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 appeared in Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Ensslin's recipe called for two thirds El Bart gin, one third lemon juice, 2 dashes maraschino liqueur, and 2 dashes crème de violette.

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.

Creme Yvette, a violet liqueur made with additional spices, is sometimes substituted for crème de violette.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Hess, Robert. "Aviation". Drinkboy.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Ensslin, Hugo (2009) [1917]. Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Mud Puddle Books Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-60311-190-4.
  3. 1 2 Craddock, Harry (1930). The Savoy Cocktail Book. London: Constable & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-62654-0644. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ↑ Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 0-609-60884-3.
  5. ↑ "Spirits: We Want Creme Yvette!". The Washington Post. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Regan, Gary (28 September 2007). "The Cocktailian: Creme de violette lifts Aviation to the moon". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Takumi's Aviation". Gary Regan. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Embury, David A. (1963). The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. Russel Square London: Faber and Faber Ltd. p. 135.