Violet Liqueur 18% 70 cl Briottet

Find here a classic mixologist liqueur, Violette liqueur. 

On the way to the moon aboard a flight filled with delicate floral perfume. Violet liqueur, from the family of flower liqueurs, obtains its credentials thanks to one of the classics of mixology, the Aviation cocktail. 

More precisely, the creator is Hugo Ensslin, bartender at the Wallick Hotel in New York. 

As for the term aviation, it refers to the eponymous field which was booming when the cocktail was created in 1916. 

Indeed, the progress in this area was fascinating at the time and indeed inspiring! 

Furthermore, we find this cocktail under another name the Blue Moon cocktail, because of its blue tint thanks to the addition of violet liqueur. It should be noted that the original recipe is still popular with contemporary bartenders. 

Basically, to make an Aviation cocktail, you need Gin, Maraschino, violet liqueur and lemon juice. 

The delicate floral scent, nevertheless just as powerful as it is divisive with violet, linked to notes of cherries and Maraschino almonds, immerses you in the poetic singularity of this cocktail. Briottet violet liqueur won the silver medal at the 2017 IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Challenge). 

This competition is an annual wine and spirits competition. 

It was founded in 1969 by the German-British oenologist Anton Massel. 

Each year, the competition receives entries from more than 90 countries around the world.