Clarified Aviation
$15Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin, Maraschino, Creme de Violette, Butterfly Pea Flower, Clarified Lemon Juice
The recipe for the Aviation was first published in 1916 and made famous by its inclusion in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930. The original cocktail resembled the sky thanks to the inclusion of crme de violette. Our version continues to play with the drink's appearance by clarifying the lemon juice and steeping butterfly pea flowers into the crme de violette. Served chilled without aeration or citrus, your server or bartender will add clarified lemon juice to transform a sunny blue sky into a sunset pink. It's equal parts theater and tradition - a drink that sets the stage as much as it sets the mood. And after all, what's a classic cocktail without a little drama?
