The Cocktail That Was Meant to Bring You Back to Life

📦 Home Bartender Starter Kit → https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/home-bartender-starter-kit/ The Corpse Reviver #2 is a classic gin cocktail that drinks bright, citrusy, and deceptively smooth—with a subtle herbal edge that sneaks in right at the end. Built on equal parts gin, orange liqueur, aromatized wine, and fresh lemon, it lands somewhere between a crisp sour and a lightly botanical aperitif. If you like cocktails that feel refreshing but still have complexity under the surface, this one absolutely delivers. 👉 Hoskins Cocktail → https://youtu.be/HTvjlMLPcBc 👉 Squeak Easy - The Southside → https://youtu.be/DMWPYFSnyIE 👉 Singapore Sling → https://youtu.be/GISQ7Pl_10A What makes the Corpse Reviver #2 work is its balance. The lemon brings sharp acidity, Cointreau adds a clean orange sweetness, and the gin keeps everything structured and botanical. Lillet Blanc—or more traditionally, a substitute like Cocchi Americano—adds a soft wine character with a hint of bitterness that rounds everything out. Then there’s the absinthe rinse: just a light coating that adds an herbal, almost ghost-like aroma that lingers without overpowering the drink. Shake it cold, serve it up, and don’t skip the absinthe—it’s what makes the whole thing click. 🍸 Recipe — Corpse Reviver #2 • 3/4 oz gin • 3/4 oz Cointreau • 3/4 oz Lillet Blanc (or Cocchi Americano) • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice • Absinthe (rinse) Instructions: • Rinse a chilled coupe glass with absinthe and discard excess. • Add remaining ingredients to a shaker with ice. • Shake well until chilled. • Strain into the prepared glass. • Garnish with a lemon twist. The Corpse Reviver #2 comes from Harry Craddock’s 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, where it was listed as part of a broader category of “corpse revivers”—drinks intended as hangover cures, or what we’d now call hair-of-the-dog cocktails. The original recipe called for Kina Lillet, an aromatized wine that no longer exists in its original form, which is why modern versions use Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano as substitutes. The Savoy book even includes a warning: “Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again.” It’s a light, refreshing drink on the surface—but like a lot of classic cocktails, it carries more strength than it lets on. #cocktails #gin #mixology