Corpse Reviver No. 2

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Chilled coupe, 5–6 oz
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Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

classic cocktail gin citrus shaken seeded
Ingredients
  • 0.75 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz orange liqueur
  • 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • Absinthe rinse
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled absinthe-rinsed coupe.

Behind the drink

A little history

1930 London

Corpse Revivers were a whole family of supposed morning-after restoratives. The best-known No. 2 was printed in Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book with equal parts gin, citrus, orange liqueur, and aromatized wine.

Corpse Reviver history