The aviation is a
cocktail
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made with
gin
Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients.
Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands ...
,
maraschino
Maraschino ( , ) is a liqueur obtained from the distillation of Marasca cherries. The small, slightly sour fruit of the Marasca cherry tree ( ''Prunus cerasus'' var. ''marasca''), which grows wild along parts of the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, ...
liqueur
A liqueur ( , ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of Liquor, spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-age ...
,
crème de violette
Crème de violette and liqueur de violette are generic terms for a liqueur with natural and/or artificial violet flower flavoring and coloring with either a brandy
Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains ...
and
lemon juice
The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...
. Some recipes omit the crème de violette. It is served
straight up
Various unique terms are used in bartending.
Definitions and usage
Straight, up, and straight up
In bartending, the terms "straight up" and "up" ordinarily refer to an alcoholic drink that is shaken or stirred with ice and then strained and ...
, in a cocktail glass.
History
The aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin, head
bartender
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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
Harry Craddock (29 August 1876 – 25 January 1963) was an English bartender who became one of the most famous bartenders of the 1920s and 1930s. He is known for his tenure at the Savoy Hotel in London, and for his 1930 book, ''The Savoy Cocktail ...
'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
Creme Yvette, also called Creme d'Yvette or Creme de Yvette, is a proprietary liqueur made from parma violet petals with blackberries, red raspberries, wild strawberries and cassis, honey, orange peel and vanilla. It was once manufactured by Cha ...
, a violet liqueur made with additional spices, is sometimes substituted for crème de violette.
Related cocktails
* The aviation can be considered a variation on the
Gin sour, using maraschino as its sweetener.
* The Blue Moon cocktail is made with gin, lemon juice, and crème de violette or Creme Yvette, without maraschino.
* The
Water Lily
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Plants
* Members of the family Nymphaeaceae
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substitutes an orange liqueur (such as
triple sec
Triple sec is an orange-flavoured liqueur that originated in France. It usually contains 20–40% alcohol by volume.
Triple sec is rarely consumed neat, but is used in preparing many mixed drinks such as margaritas, cosmopolitans, sidecars, L ...
or
cointreau
Cointreau (, , ) is a brand of orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France. It is consumed as an apéritif and digestif, and is a component of several well-known cocktails. It was originally called Curaça ...
) for the maraschino.
* The Moonlight cocktail is made with gin, lime juice,
Cointreau
Cointreau (, , ) is a brand of orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France. It is consumed as an apéritif and digestif, and is a component of several well-known cocktails. It was originally called Curaça ...
, and crème de violette.
*
Takumi's aviation is made with gin, maraschino liqueur,
parfait d'amour, and lemon juice. The drink was created by the Japanese bartender
Takumi Watanabe. It was recorded in
Gary Regan's ''The Joy of Mixology'' (2017).
See also
*
List of cocktails
A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled beverage, distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or Whisky, whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishme ...
*
List of cocktails (alphabetical)
This is a list of notable cocktails, arranged alphabetically.
Numerical
* 20th century (cocktail), 20th century
* 7 and 7, Seven and Seven or 7 & 7
A
* Tequila#Cocktails, Acapulco cocktail
* Long Island iced tea#Recipes and variations, Adi ...
*
List of IBA official cocktails
The IBA official cocktails are cocktails recognised by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) to be the most requested recipes. The list was developed starting in 1960, and the first version was announced in 1961, comprising 50 cocktails. ...
References
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Cocktails with gin
Cocktails with liqueur
Cocktails with crème de violette