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Corpse Reviver #2

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  • SERVINGS: makes 1 drink

Flatiron Lounge • New York City

According to Harry Craddock's seminal Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930, this tart cocktail should be consumed as a pick-me-up. "Four of these taken in swift succession," he advised, "will unrev...

  1. 1 ounce Lillet Blanc
  2. 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  3. 2 brandied cherries, skewered on a pick
  4. Dash of pastis
  5. 1 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec
  6. 1 ounce gin
  7. Ice
  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, fresh lemon juice and dash of pastis and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the skewered brandied cherries.