Aviation Cocktail
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How to make it
Chill the Glass
- Place your coupe glass into the freezer for 10 minutes beforehand, or fill it with ice water while assembling the drink.
Shake the Cocktail
- Add the gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and fresh lemon juice to a cocktail shaker.
- Fill the shaker generously with ice cubes.
- Seal tightly and shake vigorously for 12 to 15 seconds until the exterior of the shaker is thoroughly chilled and frosted.
Strain and Serve
- Discard the chilling ice from the coupe glass if used.
- Fine-strain the cocktail through a hawthorn strainer and a fine-mesh sieve into the chilled coupe.
- Drop a single maraschino cherry into the center of the glass to settle at the base.
Garnish
1 dark maraschino cherry placed in the bottom of the glass
Make it alcohol-free
Substitute the gin with 50ml of a distilled non-alcoholic botanical spirit (such as Seedlip Spice 94 or Tanqueray 0.0), replace the maraschino liqueur with 10ml cherry or orgeat syrup, and swap the crème de violette for 7.5ml violet floral syrup.
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