1. Hugo Ensslin was a German bartender in New York City in the early 20th century. According to a contemporary, Ensslin “worked at the 8th or 9th best bar in New York.” In other words, he was no rock star mixologist–he toiled in relative obscurity. In 1916, he self-published his cocktail recipe book and sold copies out of his home.
2. The Aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York, in the early twentieth century. The first published recipe for the drink appeared in.
3. Ensslin New York, NY: Fox Printing House, 1916 The object of this book is to give a complete list of the standard mixed drinks that are in use at present in New York City, with directions for preparing tsame in the most simple manner to get the best result.
4. One of Hugo Ensslin’s many signature cocktails and favorite recipes, next to another favorite listing of his, the Hugo Bracer, both published in his unsurpassed master piece Recipes for Mixed Drinks.

An exact reproduction of Hugo Ensslin's 1917 classic. A perfect replica in every detail. The last major cocktail book published before Prohibition. New introduction by David Wondrich.

The Aviation is a classic cocktail made with gin, maraschinoliqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice. Some recipes omit the crème de violette. It is served straight up, in a cocktail glass.

History[edit]

The Aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York, in the early twentieth century.^[1] The first published recipe for the drink appeared in Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Ensslin's recipe called for 1½ oz. El Bart gin, ¾ oz. lemon juice, 2 dashes maraschino liqueur, and 2 dashes crème de violette, a violet liqueur which gives the cocktail a pale purple color.^[2]

Harry Craddock's influential Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) omitted the crème de violette, calling for a mixture of two-thirds dry gin, one-third lemon juice, and two dashes of maraschino.^[3] Many later bartenders have followed Craddock's lead, leaving out the difficult-to-find violet liqueur.^[4]

Creme Yvette, a violet liqueur made with additional spices, is sometimes substituted for crème de violette.^[5]

Related cocktails[edit]

• The Aviation can be considered a variation on the Gin sour, using maraschino as its sweetener.^[3]
• The Blue Moon cocktail is made with gin, lemon juice, and crème de violette or Creme Yvette, without maraschino.^[6]
• The Moonlight cocktail is made with gin, lime juice, Cointreau, and crème de violette.^[7]

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References[edit]

Hugo Ensslin Recipes For Mixed Drinks

1. ^Hess, Robert. 'Aviation'. Drinkboy.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
2. ^Ensslin, Hugo (2009) [1917]. Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Mud Puddle Books Inc. ISBN978-1-60311-190-4.
3. ^ ^abCraddock, Harry (1930). The Savoy Cocktail Book. London: Constable & Co. p. 25. ISBN978-1-62654-0644.
4. ^Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers. p. 209. ISBN0-609-60884-3.
5. ^'Spirits: We Want Creme Yvette!'. The Washington Post. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
6. ^'Blue Moon Cocktail'. The Washington Post. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
7. ^Regan, Gary (28 September 2007). 'The Cocktailian: Creme de violette lifts Aviation to the moon'. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

Bookdaemon listing

'Ensslin, Hugo R. Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Copyright, 1016-1917 [sic]. Second edition. New York: Published by the author, (1917). Fox Printing House, New York. 20.5 cm. 74, (2) pages. Advertising illustrations. Photo of author on title page. Paper. Covers worn and a one-inch water stain at bottom runs all the way through the book. Toggl and todoist. [Ref M724]. Sold

“The object of this book is to give a complete list of the standard mixed drinks that are in use at present in New York City, with directions for preparing same in the most simple manner to get the best result.” Copies available from Ensslin at 2013 Fifth Avenue, New York City, for fifty cents. [page 5]. This copy is from the collection of Julia Perrin Hindley, but her bookplate is missing. Noling lists an edition of 1916, 63 pages, presumably the first edition.'

Recipes For Mixed Drinks Book