The recipe

How to make it

Garnish: A cherry, if you like.

The ratio

3 : 1 : 1 : ¼

In parts, an Aviation is 3 gin, 1 Maraschino, 1 lemon and ¼ violette. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.

Gin · 3Maraschino · 1Lemon · 1Violette · ¼

Find the Aviation on the ratio map →

Gin → Rum

Between the Sheets

1 : 1 : 1 : ¾

Gin → Tequila

Margarita

2½ : 1 : ¾

Gin → Brandy

Sidecar

2½ : 1 : 1

Also gin

Casino

4 : 1 : 1

Season 1, Episode 2, “No. 145: The Freelancer” (2013) · Raymond 'Red' Reddington (ordering for Elizabeth Keen)

At a restaurant in Montreal, Red orders Liz an Aviation in place of the Chardonnay she asked for.

“Aviation cocktail. It's from the '20s. Tastes like spring, doesn't it?”

Amaretto Sour — Amaretto and lemon shaken with egg white into a foamy, almond-sweet sour.
Bee’s Knees — Gin softened with honey and brightened with lemon and orange. A gentle, rounded sour.
Bourbon Renewal — A bourbon sour with crème de cassis and a dash of bitters, shaken and poured over ice: tart, dark-fruited and easy.
Bramble — A gin sour over crushed ice with blackberry liqueur drizzled through it, bleeding purple as it sinks.
Brandy Crusta — Brandy, lemon, curaçao and maraschino in a sugar-rimmed glass lined with a long citrus peel. Bright, aromatic and a little showy.
Breakfast Martini — Gin, Cointreau and lemon shaken with a spoon of orange marmalade: a White Lady with breakfast in it.

Estimated per drink, as served

Calories

≈ 155

Sugar

≈ 6 g

Strength

≈ 17%

Std. drinks

≈ 1.3

Gin ≈ 99Maraschino liqueur ≈ 42Crème de violette ≈ 11Lemon juice ≈ 3 How we estimate