Get to know the purple liqueur you should be using more often. Crème de violette is one of those cocktail components that’s best known for a single classic drink — the Aviation — but whose utility ...

Ring the bell, it’s time for Last Call, in which JK Grence, bartender at Shady’s, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might ...

Crème de violette, a liqueur made by macerating flowers, suggests a ladylike Paris salon of yore. But its primary application is in a suave cocktail — the futuristically named the aviation — made with ...

It is not without irony that I report that no one paid any attention to the “Attention Cocktail” until it was called something else. Poor Hugo Ensslin never got the respect he deserved. Before ...

Don't be confused by its deep blue color. The Aviation cocktail is a serious cocktail for serious drinkers. Learn how to craft the classic gin cocktail at home in just five minutes. Based on its ...

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