The Corpse Reviver No. 2, is the big brother of the Corpse Reviver family. All of which were intended as ‘hair of the dog’, hangover cures. Popularised by Harry Craddock’s “The Savoy Cocktail Book” in the 19th Century, a quaff of this elixir is refreshing, sharp and robust enough to revive you from your corpse-like state. Ironically, Craddock warns that:
“Four of these taken in quick succession will unrevive the corpse again.”
Recipe
20ml Gin,
20ml Cointreau,
20ml Lillet Blanc,
20ml Lemon Juice,
1 dash absinthe.
Shake ingredients together in a mixer with ice. Strain into a chilled glass.
Glassware
Coupe glass.
Garnish
Orange peel.
Variants
1) Corpse Reviver No. 1 (2 parts Cognac, 1 part apple brandy or calvados, 1 part sweet vermouth).
2) Kentucky Corpse Reviver (Same as No. 2, but substitutes Bourbon for Gin).
3) Savoy Corpse Reviver (equal parts Brandy, Fernet Branca & White Creme de Menthe).
Credits
1) Photo, instagram.com/the_blind_librarian
2) Photo, instagram.com/bottomsupnyc
3) The Enduring Legacy of the Corpse Reviver (Strickland, 2016)
4) Corpse Reviver No. 2, (Saveur, 2015)
Death in the Avo 