How to Make an Aviation, One of the Great Pre-Prohibition Cocktails
4 Video Views·Nov 9, 2022
The Aviation isn't for everyone. However, if it's for you, you'll love it. That's because this classic gin cocktail, invented by Hugo Ensslin in New York in 1916, it features the floral and divisive creme de violette along with maraschino liqueur. A little bit of creme de violette goes a long way. This variation on a gin sour was rediscovered more than a decade ago by David Wondrich and became part of the cocktail renaissance that make drinking in America so much better. Our resident bartender Jason O'Bryan shows you how to make one in the latest episode of Cocktails for Grown-Ups.