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 for the drink appeared in Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Ensslin's recipe called for 1½ oz. El Bart gin, ¾ oz. lemon juice, 2 dashes maraschino liqueur, and 2 dashes crème de violette, a violet liqueur which gives the cocktail a pale purple color
INGREDIENTS
45 ml Gin
15 ml Maraschino Luxardo
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Bar Spoon Crème de Violette
METHOD
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
GARNISH
Optional Maraschino Cherry
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