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No. 067 Cocktails · Gin

Corpse Reviver #2

Equal parts gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc and lemon with a dash of absinthe.

A cloudy pale Corpse Reviver No. 2 in a coupe on a bar
A Corpse Reviver No. 2 Photo: Farther Along, CC BY 2.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 3 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Pour all the ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with orange zest.
Glass
Cocktail glass (coupe)
Garnish
Orange zest
Technique
Shaken
Difficulty
Takes practice

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Corpse Reviver #2

Bright and aromatic: four equal parts with just a dash of absinthe, whose anise note should be a whisper rather than a shout.

Background

Several corpse reviver recipes are commonly tied to the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel and to Harry Craddock, dating back to at least 1930.

Tags: equal parts absinthe citrus

Sources

  1. IBA — Corpse Reviver #2 (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Corpse reviver

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