Chill coupe glass, shake with ice, fine strain, garnish with lime twist.
Incorporates each element; gin forward, sweet up front, blend of dry, bitter, and tart on the finish. Get depth of citrus. Light hints of anise from the absinthe.
I did first try this ratio with Lillet Blanc and 1/2 oz Lemon Juice and Lemon Twist instead of a Lemon:Lime split; making it more in line with the Corpse Reviver #2 recipe. Definitely took a second to warm up to it with those specs, but I still appreciated the incorporation of the different ingredients and actually felt it better highlighted the orange of the Dry Curaçao.
I balanced this ratio with Junipero Gin, which is reportedly more Juniper forward and closer to 50% abv. Based on your bottle of London Dry Gin, consider bumping up to 1 & 3/4 oz.
While the traditional approach with absinthe is a glass rinse, I personally don't mind the flavor, so I added a dash directly into my cocktail mixture. Feel free to use an absinthe rinse if it is more to your palate.
Edit: Cleaned up the text on my notes and changed the ratio as I have now perfected it.
The name is a reference to my favorite video game series, Mass Effect, and is an appropriate reference for what is my personalized version of a Corpse Reviver #2.
The Corpse Reviver #2 is one of my favorite classic cocktails, but I've often felt that it was limited by its equal parts ratio; it can be overly tart and the gin is less prevalent. Reading into the history of the Corpse Reviver, it was intended as more of a functional cocktail and less for imbibing. I started experimenting with changing the ratio to make it a more gin forward cocktail that would balance the sweetness and tartness. I felt the change in the ratio and the unique blend of ingredients was a significant enough departure from the original recipe to warrant writing it up.
This is my personalized modification of the recipe.
This is the Corpse Reviver #2 recipe: https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/corpse-reviver-2.