Your Halloween Cocktails are here!
After drinking Lillet during my NYC bar hop, I picked up a bottle at Whole Foods. Then, I ran across the Corpse Reviver, No. 2 recipe – just in time for Halloween. Other than a fitting name, the cocktail itself has no association with the holiday.
Lillet is a wine, blended with a secret recipe of herbs and fruits. It pairs perfectly with citrus. So, the combination of the sweet orange liqueur with the sour lemon juice is scary good. You can hardly taste the gin, and the dash of Pernod gives a hint of star anise flavoring that really makes the cocktail. Don’t let the unusual spirits discourage you, this is a very good cocktail. My new book, The Savoy Cocktail Book, has a funny quote which reads, “Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again.” Trick or treat!
Corpse Reviver, No. 2
(makes about two cocktails)
- 1 part Gin
- 1 part Lillet
- 1 part Cointreau (or another orange liqueur)
- 1 part Lemon Juice
- Dash Absinthe (or Pernod)
Combine all ingredients and shake well with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel.
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