A classic with gin and maraschino liqueur.

The Aviation tails served at the Edison and Varnish in Los Angeles are garnished with what taste like brandied blueberries. Are they available commercially, or do the bars make them from scratch?

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definitely make you an Aviation. Rickhouse is new and can be a scene but you might be ok on a Tuesday evening. *restaurants with great tail programs

So, long story short, a friend is buying me a ticket from Boston to LA. While I’d prefer this happen in January, I’m still pretty psyched. To thank him, I’d like to take him out for drinks at a place with great...

Sazerac, French 75, Sidecar, there are many. I once had a book called The Art of the tail and it was recipes for drinks from that era.

The original Aviation did contain creme de violette or something like it that became unavailable, and so was deleted from the recipe. Green Street has a Blue Moon on their tail menu, which is an Aviation with creme de violette...

I was at a Boston craft tail bar recently, enjoying some interesting variation on an Aviation (Cherry Heering, anyone?), surrounded by idiots drinking vodka-sodas. I went home, looked at the nip of Grey Goose that had been...

I particularly enjoy the Aviation tail at ZigZag. The combination of sweetness and tartness takes me back to the Sour Bleep Blips of my childhood, those cheap chalky-like candies in the dispenser machines at the grocery store....

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-uh-SKEE-no"), normally an interesting tail base (as in the Aviation). This drink was clear and topped with a kind of white almond foam, garnished with a real Marasca cherry that they had pickled in brandy, I think. Interesting,...

Am I the only one who can’t stand maraschino liqeur? I make tons of classic tails and IMHO, it’s completely ruined every drink I’ve ever had it in (i.e. Aviation, Brandy Crusta, Brooklyn, etc.). I just...

To celebrate the end of summer, I want to make some tails that include lemonade. I’ve already got that part covered, but I need some suggestions on what to mix in it for a fun drink that tastes good. Ideas?