Lillet Blanc ( Lee-Lay Blonk) is a lovely straw-coloured aperitif that works very well in cocktails and is especially civilised on a hot summers day with just some ice and a slice of fruit. It is perhaps ironic that the favourite drink of Hannibal Lecter should be a key ingredient in the Corpse Reviver but don’t let that put you off. Drop the cherry in last and it will gently roll into place and the base of the glass, there to wait as a little reward for the imbiber. After that we shake hard equal quantities of fresh lemon juice, Cointreau, gin and Lillet Blanc and strain into the chilled and absinthey glass. Just spray a quick squirt evenly into a well chilled glass instead of the usual absinthe and ice swirling shenanigans. I always keep a spray bottle of absinthe handy for this as it’s just as effective as any other method as well as being quicker and less wasteful. Preparation of the CR#2 starts off with an absinthe rinse. It is also one of the few non-Martini drinks I would choose to serve in a Martini glass (along with the Aviation) because of the rather fetching effect gained from the cloudy yellow spirit with a glowing red cherry shining out from the base of the glass like a beacon through the fog. A close relative to the Aviation, the Corpse Reviver #2 is even simpler to put together thanks to its simple equal parts formula. While I’ve never tested it for its original purpose I can confidently report that this is a wonderfully crisp, beautifully balanced cocktail for more general use and one that always goes down well with guests.
As such most were pretty foul but one of them was really quite delicious – you guessed it – the one known as the number (or #) 2. Corpse Reviver #2.Ĭorpse Revivers were, once upon a time, a range of quite varied drinks that were hailed as hangover cures.
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