The Local Drive’s aviation-inspired cocktail recipe takes flight with a floral twist—perfectly suited for sipping after a round on the greens.
Taking Flight Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Woody Creek Mary’s Gin
- ½ oz. Luxardo cherry liqueur
- ¼ oz. créme de violette
- ¾ oz. lemon juice
- dehydrated lemon wheel (for garnish)
Directions
- Put all ingredients into shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously thirty times.
- Fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel.
“The cocktail is based on a pre-Prohibition era classic, The Aviation. Taking Flight is our spin on it, which also plays into our location in the former aviation factory hangar here at Stanley Marketplace. It has light juniper and citrus notes, and the gin is not heavy on the juniper, allowing the more floral flavors to come through.” — Winston Manley,
cofounder, The Local Drive
