Corpse Reviver #2
Citrusy, lively, restorative.
Gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc and lemon in equal parts, with a touch of absinthe. A bright, citrusy drink born as a morning-after remedy and now enjoyed at any hour.
- IBA · Contemporary Classics
- Aperitif
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Medium
- Time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Ice
- No ice
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Gin
30 ml
-
Triple sec
30 ml
-
Lillet Blanc
30 ml
-
Lemon juice
30 ml
-
Absinthe
1 dash
Garnish
- Orange twist
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a cocktail glass.
- Pour the gin into the shaker.
- Add the Cointreau.
- Add the Lillet Blanc.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Add a dash of absinthe.
- Fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake well.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with an orange zest.
The story
Origins
DocumentedOrigin attested by written sources of the time.
Corpse Revivers belong to the nineteenth-century family of pick-me-ups, drinks meant to put you back on your feet after a night of excess. The name already appears in 1861 in the English satirical magazine Punch, and an early recipe, based on brandy and maraschino, was published in The Gentleman's Table Guide in 1871. The number 2 version, with gin, Cointreau, Kina Lillet, lemon and absinthe, was made famous by Harry Craddock in The Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930, who warned with irony that four of them taken in swift succession would unrevive the corpse again. Who devised it is unknown: Craddock published it without claiming its invention.
Sources (2)
Taste profile
- Citrus
- 4 out of 5
- Strong
- 3 out of 5
- Sour
- 3 out of 5
- Sweet
- 2 out of 5
- Herbal
- 2 out of 5