Takumi's aviation

Takumi's aviation is a modern classic cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, parfait d'amour, and lemon juice. It is served straight up, in a cocktail glass.^[1]

Takumi's aviation

Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnish	Lemon peel twist
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	1 1/2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce Maraschino liqueur 1/8 ounce Parfait d'amour liqueur 1/3 ounce lemon juice
Preparation	Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.
Commonly served	All day

History

Takumi's aviation was created by Takumi Watanabe, head bartender at The Sailing Bar in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. In 2010, he created the drink for the Diageo World Class Bartender Competition in Athens, Greece.^[2] Bartender and writer Gary Regan, who was judging the competition, described it as "the very best Aviation cocktail I've ever encountered".^[3] In 2017, Regan contacted Takumi to ask about the recipe, and Takumi said that it substituted the crème de violette usually included in an aviation cocktail with parfait d'amour.^[4] The parfait d'amour has more orange and vanilla notes than crème de violette, which is usually quite floral.^[5] A recipe for the drink appeared in Regan's 2017 book The Joy of Mixology.^[3]

Preparation

Regan's recreation of the original recipe called for 44 mL (1.5 U.S. fl oz) gin, 15 mL (.5 U.S. fl oz) maraschino liqueur, 3.7 mL (1⁄8 U.S. fl oz) parfait d'amour liqueur, and 10 mL (1⁄3 U.S. fl oz) lemon juice. It is garnished with a twist of lemon peel on the top.^[3]

In 2021, Watanabe said that he had changed the cocktail recipe, stating "Because the liqueurs have changed its flavor, I adjusted the recipe." The new recipe for the drink appeared in The Japanese Cocktail : Watanabe Takumi and Kaneko Michito's philosophy. It called for 45 mL (1.5 U.S. fl oz) gin, 30 mL (1.0 U.S. fl oz) maraschino liqueur, 5 mL (0.17 U.S. fl oz) parfait d'amour liqueur, and 20 mL (0.68 U.S. fl oz) lemon juice. A twist of lemon peel is used for garnish.^[6][7]

See also

• List of cocktails
• List of cocktails (alphabetical)

References

1. Ingrid Larmoyeur (24 April 2021). "Cocktail Takumi's Aviation – pure luxe van weleer". Vinissima (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
2. Regan, Gary (26 April 2017). "Takumi's Aviation". Liquor.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
3. Gary Regan (2017). The Joy of Mixology. UK. p. 108. ISBN 9780609608845. Retrieved 9 February 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. Simon Difford. "Takumi's Aviation". Difford‘s Guide. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
5. Steve (12 January 2021). "Takumi's Aviation Cocktail Recipe". Steve the bartender. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
6. 醉漢達爾 (30 November 2017). "[調酒知識] 飛行 Aviation- 紫色的夢想晚霞". 一飲樂酒誌. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
7. 劉奎麟 姜靜綺 (November 2021). The Japanese Cocktail : Watanabe Takumi and Kaneko Michito's philosophy (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan. p. 204. ISBN 9786269538508. Retrieved 9 February 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)