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Water Lily

3⁄4 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass, garnish.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Richard Boccato, New York
Year
2007
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

PDT Cocktail Book, p. 263

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User rating
4 stars
(37 ratings)
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  • Easy on the creme de violette, add bitters. — ★★★★
  • Better than an Aviation.
  • Very sweet but enough sourness it's not cloying. Lots of floral going on.
  • Don't particularly like the unsubtle color (darker and cloudier than I'd like), but I liked the taste better than expected--probably more than an Aviation. Sour foremost. — ★★★★★
  • The PDT Cocktail Book calls for equal parts ( 0.75 oz ea) of the same four ingredients, and an orange twist as the garnish.
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Comments
ShakeAndDestroy commented on 5/22/2013:

it is suppose to be 3/4 all the way down. It's a corpse reviver no. 2 variation.

Zachary Pearson commented on 5/23/2013:

Curated this cocktail to conform to the listing in the PDT book. IMHO, the old version is probably not worth keeping, but it's 3:1:1:1. Thanks for the catch.

bvankammen commented on 1/19/2016:

Despite a pleasing appearance and high expectations, I must conclude this to be one of the least flavorful, albeit balanced, cocktails I've ever had.

OldFashionedCock commented on 9/02/2024:

Predominantly sour for me. Enjoyed it, but considering cutting the Lemon Juice to 1/2 oz.

Biff Malibu commented on 11/16/2024:

0.75 oz of Violette is nearly always too much - I cut it down to 0.5 oz and wound up with a very good balance between sweet and tart.