The Aviation Cocktail Recipe

Site Index Cocktail Gin Vintage cocktails This post may contain affiliate links. See my privacy policy for details.In the world of fancy cocktails, there is a fundamental divide between focusing on flavor and focusing on appearance.Whether it is more important to make an attractive cocktail or a tasty one. While many cocktails do try and straddle this line and provide a bit of compromise for both, most of them are an attempt at compromise.There is one outlier, though; the Aviation cocktail. A drink that manages to blend together a uniquely beautiful appearance, while still tasting absolutely amazing.The Guide To The Aviation CocktailA recipe over a century old, the Aviation cocktail is a gin cocktail that combines acidity, sweetness, and a splash of purple color to make it tasty and beautiful at the same time.Created by Hugo Ensslin, a head bartender at an upscale New York hotel in the early years of the 20th century, this drink mixes Gin with lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, and, opti...