Recipes Drinks Cocktails Aviation Blush Sour Be the first to rate & review! Charlotte Voisey loves sour marasca cherries. “They bring such a complex richness to a cocktail, as well as great color,” she says. She uses them three ways in this creamy riff on the Aviation, made with crème de violette: muddled; in liqueur form (real maraschino liqueur, which is clear, is made from marasca cherries); and as a simple garnish. Slideshow: More Great Gin Cocktails By Food & Wine Editors Updated on April 22, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucas Allen Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 3 brandied cherries 1 1/2 ounces gin 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur 1/4 ounce crème de violette (violet liqueur) 1 ounce fresh lemon juice 1/4 ounce simple syrup 1 large egg white Ice 1 lemon twist, for garnish 2 jarred marasca cherries skewered on a pick, for garnish (optional) Directions In a cocktail shaker, muddle the brandied cherries. Add the gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white and shake well. Add ice and shake again. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe and garnish the drink with the lemon twist and skewered marasca cherries. Rate it Print