Famous for its lilac hue, this classic deserves an elegant gin. Food & Wine / High Road Spirits, LLC / Nolet Distillery / Conniption Gin / Getty Images Cocktail enthusiasts have been sipping Aviations ...

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The Aviation cocktail was created in 1916 by a New York bartender, but it’s gaining steam across the country among consumers in recent years for its balanced, pleasing taste and stunning purple color.

Famous for its lilac hue, this classic deserves an elegant gin. Cocktail enthusiasts have been sipping Aviations for over a century. The drink’s origins are said to date to 1916 when bartender Hugo ...

Get to know the purple liqueur you should be using more often. Crème de violette is one of those cocktail components that’s best known for a single classic drink — the Aviation — but whose utility ...

This classic pre-Prohibition cocktail is especially good-looking in spring. Am I the only one whose mind wanders over to classic cocktails while returning children’s library books? Let me explain.

Can’t get airborne with an aviation cocktail? You need a layover. A friend recently mentioned that his favorite cocktail was the aviation, a sweet-and-sour gin and maraschino cocktail he’d had once — ...

Get to know the purple liqueur you should be using more often. Andrii Moniuk / Getty Images Crème de violette is one of those cocktail components that’s best known for a single classic drink — the ...

Ring the bell, it’s time for Last Call, in which JK Grence, bartender at Shady’s, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might ...

Can't get airborne with an aviation cocktail? You need a layover. A friend recently mentioned that his favorite cocktail was the aviation, a sweet-and-sour gin and maraschino cocktail he'd had once — ...