Base: Gin
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Equal parts gin, liqueur, vermouth and lemon in an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Quick answer: 25 ml gin • 25 ml orange liqueur • 25 ml dry vermouth
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —25 ml gin
- —25 ml orange liqueur
- —25 ml dry vermouth
- —25 ml lemon juice
- —10 ml absinthe to rinse
- —Ice
Story
From the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which warns that four of these will reverse the effect the name promises.
Method
- 1Rinse a chilled glass with absinthe and discard the excess.
- 2Shake the remaining ingredients with ice for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the prepared glass.
- 4Garnish with lemon zest.
- Dry vermouth387 ₴
- Orange liqueur429 ₴
- Absinthe135 ₴
- Gin468 ₴
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Questions and answers
Corpse Reviver No. 2: how much do the ingredients cost?
A full set of bottles at our prices is about 1419 UAH (4 items). That is not the price of a single cocktail: one bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Corpse Reviver No. 2: what do you need?
25 ml gin; 25 ml orange liqueur; 25 ml dry vermouth; 25 ml lemon juice; 10 ml absinthe to rinse; Ice.
What can replace “Orange liqueur” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Liqueur Brandbar Curacao orange (Kiurasao orange) 0.7 L 25% (384 UAH), Liqueur Brandbar Curacao (Kiurasao) 0.7 L 25% (396 UAH), Liqueur Bora Bora Blue Curacao (Kiurasao) 0.7 L 21% (405 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
What can replace “Absinthe” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Absinthe Brandbar Vincent (Vinsent) 0.2 L 60% (135 UAH), Absinthe Brandbar Vincent (Vinsent) 0.5 L 60% (345 UAH), Absinthe Brandbar Vincent (Vinsent) 0.7 L 60% (525 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Corpse Reviver No. 2: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.