Aviation recipe

Gin, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and a bar spoon of crème de violette, shaken and served in a cocktail glass with a maraschino cherry.

  • 2 mins total
  • 5 ingredients
  • Cocktail glass
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Recipe card

Aviation

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Cocktail glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
  2. Use a jigger to measure the gin, maraschino liqueur and lemon juice into the shaker.
  3. Add a bar spoon of crème de violette.
  4. Shake well until the shaker is cold to the touch.
  5. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  6. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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