Violets are synonymous with spring, and this cocktail gets its pale blue colour from a violet liqueur, in French called crème de violette. Think cherries and violets, and you are on the right track. Add lemon juice and you've got an aromatic and a pleasingly floral, perfumed drink that is not too sweet and lets the gin perform its wonders.
The Aviation cocktail was conceived in New York during the first decade of the twentieth century by a bartender at the Hotel Wallick called Hugo Ensslin.
Crème de violette was created when the Decadent Movement was its peak in the final decades of the 19th century. That's why its colour signals fin-de-siècle decadence.
3.5 cl gin
1 cl Luxardo cherry liqueur
0.5 cl crème de violette
1 cl lemon juice
Shake the ingredients with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Buying a bottle of crème de violette may take you quite some time. You can get the same colouring from Crème Yvette or Parfait Amour, but the flavours are different.
No comments:
Post a Comment