1 1/2 oz Gin (Beefeater)
3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Maraschino (Luxardo)
1/4 oz Crème de Violette (Rothman & Winter)
Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a cherry.
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While writing up Matty Gees'
Sands from Milk & Honey on the blog which was a Casino Cocktail with the addition of grapefruit and no orange bitters or perhaps the
Savoy Cocktail Book simplified Aviation with grapefruit, I became inspired. What if I took the Sands and crossed it with the classic
1916 Aviation? Sand in the air made me think of a sandstorm which in turn made me think of Darudes's 2000 hit song as the name. This gin Hemingway Daiquiri-Aviation mashup of sorts proffered a nutty cherry, grapefruit, and floral aroma. Next, grapefruit, lemon, and cherry notes on the sip landed on gin and nutty cherry flavors on the swallow with a grapefruit peel and violet floral finish. Overall, the grapefruit juice worked with the Maraschino to push the combination a half or even a full step away from the Aviation.
2 comments:
How different is this from the B-Side cocktail with creme de violet? If you remember that one (maybe vodka, lemon juice, cDv?).
That was Brother Cleve's Stardust that he created there before crème de violette became available in the market. The Stardust was essentially a lemon for lime version of the Royal Daiquiri with a rum, Parfait Amour (violet, vanilla, fruit), and lemon. This differs (besides the base spirit) is grapefruit and Maraschino. Parfait Amour has a candy note to it where as CdV is more just floral.
One night, I ought to dust off my Parfait Amour and pay tribute to Brother Cleve with that Boston classic.
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