The Aviation cocktail is a delicate and beautiful-looking drink. It was invented in the 1910s when America and the world was fascinated with aviators like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindhberg. If done right, it has a beautiful light violet hue to it thanks to the Creme de Violette that is an essential ingredient. For many, many years this liqueur had completely vanished, but Rothman's brought it back in the 2010s. It calls for a dry gin, but I was in the mood for an Aviation made with mezcal instead of gin. I simply replaced the gin with mezcal and voila!: the Oaxacan Sail is born.
- 1.75 oz. (50 ml.) mezcal
- 2 teaspoons Rothman Creme de Violette
- 0.75 oz. (20 ml.) fresh lemon juice
- 0.25 oz. (7 ml.) simple syrup
- 0.25 oz. Luxardo maraschino liqueur
- lemon garnish
Half fill a mixing glass with ice. Pour the lemon juice, simple syrup, Creme de Violette, maraschino liqueur, and mezcal over the ice and stir the contents thoroughly. Strain into a coupe glass or a martini glass. (Optional: add ice to the glass). Twist the lemon peel over the rim of the glass, then drop it in. Cheers!
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