Sour · Aperitivo · Autumn

Corpse Reviver #2

Gin, Cointreau, Lillet and lemon in equal parts, with a dash of absinthe. Sharp enough to wake anyone up — the name is a promise.

Base: Gin
Glass: Coupe glass
Method: Shake
Strength: 22.5% ABV

Ingredients

30 mlGin1 swap
Any London dry ginhigh
Depends on the brand’s botanicals
30 mlCointreau1 swap
Triple sec or curaçaomedium
Slightly sweeter/less crisp
30 mlLillet Blanc
30 mlFresh Lemon Juice1 swap
Fresh lime juicemedium
A touch sharper
1 dashAbsinthe

How to make

Technique

Shake · 10–15s

Shaking chills the drink fast while adding dilution and a light texture.

Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice.
Shake well and strain in chilled cocktail glass.

Serve

Glass

Coupe glassAlso fine: Martini glass, Nick & Nora glass

Garnish

Garnish with an orange zest.A wide strip, twisted over the glass to release the oil.

Taste & nutrition

22.5%ABV

180kcal

2.66Drinks

StrengthMedium

Sweet to dryBalanced

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Use freshly squeezed juice — bottled tastes flat.

History

Year1930

PlaceLondon, England

Created byHarry Craddock (Savoy)

Popularised by Harry Craddock in his 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, this "hair of the dog" mixes gin, Cointreau, Lillet and lemon, rinsed with absinthe. Craddock wryly warned that four taken in quick succession would revive the corpse again. Bright, crisp and deceptively strong, it is the most famous of the Corpse Reviver family. It remains a bartender's go-to eye-opener.

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