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Nearly forgotten for half of a century, the Aviation cocktail recipe is making its way back into cocktail bars around the country. This gin-based drink is strongly floral, a bit fruity and a whole lot of fun. And once you’ve tried the best Aviation cocktail recipe, creme de violette just might become your new favorite cocktail ingredient.<\/p>\n

What is an Aviation cocktail?<\/h2>\n

This pre-Prohibition drink first appeared on the scene in the early 1900s, when violet-flavored sweets were all the rage. Its creation is credited to Hugo Ensslin, then the head bartender at New York\u2019s Hotel Wallick. He included the cocktail in his book Recipes for Mixed Drinks<\/em>, published in 1916. The drink was largely forgotten after the arrival of Prohibition in 1920.<\/p>\n

Creme de violette lends the cocktail its light bluish-purple hue, reminiscent of the sky\u2019s horizon as seen from an airplane. Unfortunately, creme de violette went out of production in the 1960s. It wasn\u2019t until the early 2000s that this floral liqueur made its way back to the United States. The gold standard is Rothman & Winter Creme de Violette, an Austrian-made product that helped spark Aviation\u2019s recent comeback.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Aviation Cocktail<\/h2>\n