Corpse Reviver

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The Corpse Reviver family of cocktails are intended as 'hair of the dog' hangover cures, hence the name. Most of the corpse reviver cocktails have been lost to time, but the cognac- and gin-based Corpse Reviver and Corpse Reviver #2 cocktails that were first listed in the Savoy Cocktail Handbook by Harry Craddock in 1930 have survived to this day.

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History

The corpse reviver appears in literature as early as an issue of Punch in 1861. An early recipe for the corpse reviver is found in literature as early as 1903.

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Corpse Reviver #1

The plain Corpse Reviver cocktail is a cognac-based cocktail, with two parts cognac, one part Calvados or equivalent apple brandy, and one part sweet vermouth.

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Corpse Reviver #2

The Corpse Reviver #2 is the more popular of the corpse revivers, and consists of equal parts gin, lemon juice, curaçao (commonly Cointreau), Kina Lillet (now usually replaced with Cocchi Americano, as a closer match to Kina Lillet than modern Lillet Blanc), and a dash of absinthe. The dash of absinthe can either be added to the mix before shaking, or added to the cocktail glass and moved around until the glass has been coated with a layer of absinthe to give a subtle absinthe aroma and flavor to the drink.

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Kentucky Corpse Reviver

This recipe is similar to Corpse Reviver #2, substituting bourbon for gin.

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Savoy Corpse Reviver

This recipe is a variation invented by Joe Gilmore in 1954.

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In popular culture

• In "The Handoff", the second episode of the seventh season of Archer, Veronica Deane orders a Corpse Reviver #2, but only if real absinthe is available.

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia