Classic
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Genever (or gin)
- 1 oz Crème de violette
- 1 0z Lemon juice
- 1/2 oz St. Germain
Instructions:
Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Delft Blue
Tag: Violet
The Risk Pool
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gin
- 1/4 oz Crème de Violette
- 1/2 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
- 3/4 oz Fresh lime juice
- 3/4 oz Simple syrup
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe.
Source: Death & Co
Arsenic and Old Lace
“For when you are feeling benevolently homicidal”
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz Absinthe
- 3 dashes French vermouth
- 3 dashes Crème de Violette
Instructions:
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Source: Let’s Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition by Lesley M. M. Blume
Waterlily
Ingredients:
-
3/4 oz Gin
-
3/4 oz Cointreau
-
3/4 oz Creme de Violette*
-
3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a coupe glass. Technically, no garnish is necessary, but everything looks better with a lemon twist, right?
*If you can’t find true crème de violette in your area you can substitute it with Crème Yvette, which also contains violets along with other berries. Crème Yvette is more similar to Chambord in color, and thus the cocktail will not retain the same bluish purple color as with crème de violette.