Aviation (cocktail)

Aviation
Type	Cocktail
Ingredients	45 ml gin; 15 ml maraschino Luxardo; 15 ml lemon juice; 1 barspoon crème de violette;
Website	iba-world.com/iba-official-cocktails/aviation/
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Standard garnish	maraschino cherry
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Preparation	Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
	Some recipes include crème de violette or Creme Yvette.

The aviation is a cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette and lemon juice. Some recipes omit the crème de violette. It is served straight up, in a cocktail glass.

History

The aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York, in the early twentieth century.^[1] 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.^[2]

Harry Craddock'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.^[3] Many later bartenders have followed Craddock's lead, leaving out the difficult-to-find violet liqueur.^[4]

Creme Yvette, a violet liqueur made with additional spices, is sometimes substituted for crème de violette.^[5]

Related cocktails

The aviation can be considered a variation on the Gin sour, using maraschino as its sweetener.^[3]
The Blue Moon cocktail is made with gin, lemon juice, and crème de violette or Creme Yvette, without maraschino.^[6]
The Water Lily substitutes an orange liqueur (such as triple sec or cointreau) for the maraschino.
The Moonlight cocktail is made with gin, lime juice, Cointreau, and crème de violette.^[7]
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).^[8]

References

^ Hess, Robert. "Aviation". Drinkboy.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^ Ensslin, Hugo (2009) [1917]. Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Mud Puddle Books Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-60311-190-4.
^ ^a ^b Craddock, Harry (1930). The Savoy Cocktail Book. London: Constable & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-62654-0644. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
^ Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 0-609-60884-3.
^ "Spirits: We Want Creme Yvette!". The Washington Post. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
^ "Blue Moon Cocktail". The Washington Post. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ Regan, Gary (28 September 2007). "The Cocktailian: Creme de violette lifts Aviation to the moon". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ "Takumi's Aviation". Gary Regan. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[1] Hess, Robert. "Aviation". Drinkboy.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

[2] Ensslin, Hugo (2009) [1917]. Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Mud Puddle Books Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-60311-190-4.

[Craddock25-3] Craddock, Harry (1930). The Savoy Cocktail Book. London: Constable & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-62654-0644. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[Regan209-4] Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 0-609-60884-3.

[5] "Spirits: We Want Creme Yvette!". The Washington Post. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.

[6] "Blue Moon Cocktail". The Washington Post. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

[7] Regan, Gary (28 September 2007). "The Cocktailian: Creme de violette lifts Aviation to the moon". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[8] "Takumi's Aviation". Gary Regan. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

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