Corpse Reviver No. 2
A brisk, herbal gin classic balancing citrus liqueur, Lillet Blanc, and a rinse of absinthe.
Base
gin
Glassware
Coupe
Flavor Profile
sourherbal
Ingredients
- 0.75 oz gin
- 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc
- 0.75 oz triple sec
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- Rinse of absinthe
Instructions
- 1Rinse a chilled coupe with absinthe and discard the excess.
- 2Shake gin, Lillet Blanc, triple sec, and lemon juice with ice.
- 3Strain into the prepared coupe.
Origin & Story
London, early 1900s
Part of a family of 'Corpse Reviver' hangover cures documented in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which famously warned that four of them would 'unrevive the corpse again.'
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