Corpse Reviver cocktails
Corpse Reviver cocktails
Absinthe
Brandy
Calvados
Gin
Lemon
Lillet
Orange
Triple Sec
Vermouth

CORPSE REVIVER is a family of cocktails invented as a cure for hangover — so strong that it could supposedly revive a corpse. Not sure that it is the case but I am making 3 very different variations: classic Corpse Reviver No.1 & No.2 and a modern Tequila Corpse Reviver.

Ingredients

Corpse Reviver No.1

  • 1 oz. / 30 ml Cognac or Brandy
  • 1 oz. / 30 ml Calvados
  • ½ oz. / 15 ml Sweet Vermouth

Corpse Reviver No.2

  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml Gin
  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml Lillet Blanc
  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml Triple Sec
  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml Lemon Juice
  • Absinthe to rinse the glass
  • Lemon peel for garnish

Tequila Corpse Reviver

  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml Tequila
  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml White Vermouth
  • ½ oz. / 15 ml Triple sec
  • ¾ oz. / 22 ml Lime juice
  • ¼ oz. / 7 ml Orange juice
  • 1 tsp. Absinthe

Alc./Vol. (approx.): 22% / 44° proof