Corpse Reviver No. 4

The Corpse Reviver. Great name, isn't it? Well, so thought everyone from mid-1800 and until today. That means that it is difficult to talk about a "family" of revivers, it's more like a yearbook photo from a highschool. The first written recipe from 1871 is a mix of equal parts of brandy and maraschino. Then comes the #1 and #2 in the legendary Savoy cocktail book from 1930. #1 is in thirds, of sweet vermouth, brandy and apple brandy, while #2 with its equal parts of lemon, lillet, cointreau and gin with a splash of absinth becomes e template that goes on to inspire angelical drinks like the "Paperplane" and "Naked and Famous". Here is #4, a simple take on #2 replacing gin with tequila. Yum. #3 is from Official Mixer's Manual from 1940, and is pastis and lemon juice in a highball glass topped with champagne. The lineage is obvious. And in the Café Royal from 1937 there are 3 different Corpse Revivers also with nothing in common. As we said in the beginning - It's a great name.