The Lazarus Project
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.
- A masterclass in hitting a brief. The creator explicitly wanted to “get depth of citrus” and to give the gin more "prevalent", and that’s exactly what this delivers - one of my favorite drinks of 2026. It’s ever so slightly tart for my everyday tastes (comparable to the original Corpse Reviver #2 and the Pegu Club, both excellent but tart cocktails), but judging it on the terms set by the creator, it's perfect. If you like the Corpse Reviver #2, this is guaranteed to be better, and well worth the rejiggering and extra steps of lime juice and lime peel. As of the writing of this note, the creator has only posted a single drink. Check back to see if they post others; they know what they're doing. — ★★★★★
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