Aviation

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Chilled coupe, 5–6 oz

Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

classic cocktail gin citrus shaken seeded

Ingredients

2 oz gin
0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz maraschino liqueur
0.25 oz creme de violette
Cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.

Behind the drink

A little history

1910s New York

The Aviation first appeared in Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Its defining violet liqueur disappeared from some later recipes, which explains why modern versions range from pale silver to unmistakably purple.

Aviation history