Aviation Blush Sour

Name: Aviation Blush Sour
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)

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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

Cocktail recipe: Aviation Blush Sour — 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.