Violette & MaraschinoSpring

Water Lily

The Water Lily is equal parts gin, crème de violette, Cointreau and lemon, shaken and double strained into a chilled coupe. Violette gives it a lavender color and a floral note, Cointreau adds orange, and lemon keeps it sharp. Light, pretty and well balanced, it is a delicate drink for April.

  • GlassCoupe
  • MethodShaken
  • Ingredients4
Water Lily

Ingredients

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Servings
Lemon twistGarnish
Total volume—

Directions

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Double strain into a chilled coupe.

ToolsJiggerShakerHawthorne strainerFine strainerCoupe glass

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History

The Water Lily is a modern equal-parts sour in the format of the Last Word: four ingredients in equal measure. It helped bring crème de violette back into rotation after the liqueur returned to the American market in 2007.

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How are you making it? ⓘ Batching includes dilution water. Pre-batched cocktails need added water to replace the melt from stirring or shaking. We use Jeffrey Morgenthaler's standard: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken.

What you'll need to buy

Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.

Bottle math, generally

750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—

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