crème de violette

Blue Angel

By swapping Cointreau for blue curaçao, Crème de Violette for the Parfait Amour, Tristan Willey of Brooklyn’s Long Island Bar updates this retro recipe from Playboy's Host & Bar Book.

Bringing It Back Bar: What to Do With Violet Liqueur Crème de Violette

Every bar sports marginal bottles that elude even the most seasoned drink-makers. That is, until someone dusts them off and uses them in a new way. In "Bringing It Back…

• story: Punch Staff
• photo: Liz Lucking

Adelita

In this homage to the strong women of the Mexican Revolution, Crème de Violette adds a note of soft florals to the strong combination of tequila and Cocchi Americano.

The Sun Prairie

At Donna, violet liqueur is paired with its traditional partner, gin, along with Cocchi Rosa and dry vermouth, resulting in a bitter, aromatic cocktail with slight florals.

Crème de Canne Collins

Rhum agricole's sugarcane aromas are highlighted by crème de violette and a topper of soda in this refreshing Collins from The Hawthorne.

Why Was the Aviation Google Zeitgeist’s #1 Cocktail in 2013?

How, after never having placed in the top 10 before, did the Aviation—a classic, but obscure purple-hued gin drink—edge out all of the competition?

• story: Leslie Pariseau
• photo: Daniel Krieger

Aviation

After being lost for almost a half-century, this sky blue concoction was refurbished to its original glory only within the last decade. This original version first appears in Hugo Ensslin’s…

Attention

Thanks to the resurgence of absinthe and crème de violette, this lost classic is finding its way back into the barman's repertoire.