Aviation

The Aviation is a Cocktail consisting of Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, and Maraschino Liqueur.

Historical Recipes

"Recipes for Mixed Drinks", by Hugo Ensslin (1916)

• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Maraschino Liqueur
• 1 tsp Violet Liqueur (Creme de Violette)

Shake with ice.

"The Savoy Cocktail Book," by Harry Craddock, 1976 Edition

• 1/3 Lemon Juice,
• 2/3 Dry Gin,
• 2 dashes Maraschino.

Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Historical References

Post from Splicator on the Egullet.org forum

"While you're at it, you might ask him if he's snagged any creme de violette: according to Hugo Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks, which has the earliest formula for the drink I've been able to find, that went into the Aviation along with the maraschino, lemon juice and gin (I use a teaspoon of each liqueur, half an ounce of strained lemon juice and two ounces of gin). It gives the drink a pale, skyish blue color--which explains its name."

Other Recipes

Recipe: David Wondrich

• 2oz Gin
• 2t Maraschino liqueur
• 3/4oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Recipe: Dr. Cocktail - Ted Haigh

• 2 1/2oz Gin
• 2 or 3 dashes Maraschino liqueur
• 3/4oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Recipe: Gary Regan

• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Maraschino liqueur
• 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.