Corpse Reviver #2

3⁄4 oz Gin

3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc

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.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail

Year

1930

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

Savoy Cocktail Book, pg. 52

Curator

5 stars

Average

4.5 stars

(106 ratings)

Cocktail Book

From other users

Interesting NYTimes piece suggests absinthe up to scant teaspoon. http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/case-study-cocchi-americano-waking-the-dead/
Creole Shrubb + Bonal Gentiane Quina esp. good — ★★★★★

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Comments

Must use Cocchi Americano, not Lillet Blanc.

It's good with Plymouth, even better with Bols Genever.

Kina L'avion D'or works as well instead of lillet blanc.

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 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.

Old raj gin , Kina avion d'or, Pierre Ferrand Curaçao