Aviation Cocktail 🍸

♥️Find Your Little Friday♥️

I am just going to keep the girl power going for ever and ever. In honor of Captain ​Marvel being released last week, the only drink that seemed appropriate to have (especially while viewing the film) was an Aviation cocktail. Lightly purple, lightly tart, a touch sweet but floral and completely satisfying. 

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A little history on this classic cocktail. It was first created by Hugo Ensslin, the head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York City. It first appeared in his cocktail book Recipes for Mixed Drinks in 1916.​ Around 1930, fellow bartender Harry Craddock came out with ​his extremely popular Savoy Cocktail Book​. He omitted the crème de violette, citing the ingredient as hard to find. His tradition is something a lot of modern bartenders still follow. For me, it’s kind of all about the violette, so I’m with the former camp. Just don’t be heavy handed with the liqueur, the object is for the drink to look like lavender stained glass, not Barney the dinosaur. A classic cocktail that will round out anyone’s libation arsenal-cheers to the weekend!

  • 2 ounces gin
  • 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur (luxardo brand)
  • 1 bar spoon(or tsp) crème de violette
  • maraschino cherry, for garnish

Place a martini glass or coupe into the freezer to chill-a few minutes does the trick. Add all of the ingredients except for the garnish into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for about 20 seconds, then strain the mixture into your chilled glass. Garnish with the cherry 🍒   

I hope you enjoy making this drink and discovering more moments in your day to #FindYourLittleFriday ♥️

 

Aviation Photo Courtesy of Imbibe Magainze