Corpse Reviver #2

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions
Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass rinsed with absinthe
Notes
Jim Meehan, PDT recommends Plymouth gin and Pontarlier absinthe. Originally, this calls for 1/4 wineglasses (=1/2 oz) of each.
History
The Savoy calls for a dash of absinthe, rather than the more modern rinse.
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From other users
  • Creole Shrubb + Bonal Gentiane Quina esp. good — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Interesting NYTimes piece suggests absinthe up to scant teaspoon. http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/case-study-cocchi-americano-waking-the-dead/
  • Excellent. Made with cocchi and Plymouth. My favorite use of gin so far. Could probably handle a bit more absinthe as per notes. — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • A great sour, enhanced by the absinthe rinse. I can understand the rationale behind more absinthe, to add back notes. I also garnished with a twist. — ☆☆☆☆
  • MUST use Cocchi Americano instead of Lillet Blanc. — ☆☆☆☆
  • Made with Plymouth gin and Cocchi Americano. Delicious! — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Year Round Gin Use Ford's gin — ☆☆☆
  • I use a little heavier hand with the gin, and a little less with the triple sec. (I prefer dry curacao over triple sec.) — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Gin- sweet, sour
  • Would like to try with Cocchi Americano Rosa and either gin or tequila. — ☆☆☆☆
  • Truly great after a day of working out in the yard because that is when this corpse needs reviving. Version I've been using is 1oz of each & a dash. I will have to try the rinse. — ☆☆☆☆
  • Sub Cocchi Americano for lillet and reduce lemon to 1/2. Good with a dash of bittermens orange cream. — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Without the Absinthe rinse and perhaps in different ratio, this is the South Slope I had at Pistache in West Palm Beach — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • I will use Cocchi Americano
  • -it's too sweet right now, try 1/2 oz lemon juice or dash more gin -variation: try subbing Creole Shrubb + Bonal Gentiane Quina — ☆☆☆
  • Delicious. A good alt version of this from Alicia Perry of San Diego’s Polite Provisions is 1oz Plymouth Gin, and .75oz each of Lillet, Cointreau and lemon juice, .25oz simple syrup. Worth a try. — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Made with Botanist gin and & PF Dry Curaçao. Heather liked it but thought it was a bit too tart — ☆☆☆
  • Prefer Cochin Americano — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Sub the Lillet Blanc for Cocchi Americano; sub .25oz of the lemon for Plymouth sloe gin — ☆☆☆☆☆
  • Used Cocchi Americano, grapefruit juice in place of lemon (still good but would like to try with lemon). — ☆☆☆☆
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6 Comments

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This is my in-laws' favorite

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This is my in-laws' favorite cocktail. I made it for them once and they loved it so much that they bought all the ingredients and my father-in-law now has a card with the recipe printed on it so he can get it made at any bar they go to.

Lesson: make this for people who don't drink a lot of cocktails.

I enjoy this cocktail quite a

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I enjoy this cocktail quite a bit. My version is an oz of each element and the dash. I will have to try it with the rinse. This is particularly great after a day working in the yard, because that is when this corpse needs reviving.