Aviation

Well here I am in the old familial home. The boyfriend and I have decided to solidify our relationship by buying my dad's old house and my office also had a move accross London, which I definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn a bunch of new swear words, find out how to function on 4 hours of sleep and substitute meals with caffeine and alcohol.
I now leave for work in the morning, and come back a cozy 14 hours later. If I'm lucky the boyfriends will have done a bit of unpacking while I'm away. If I'm very lucky he'll greet me with one of these as I walk through the door
Is this love? I call it love.
The Aviation was created at the beginning of the century in New York and calls for gin, Maraschino liquer, Creme de Violette and lemon juice and tastes like a bunch of flowers in your mouth. It's strong, I like it.
The first sip fills your mouth with gin, the second sip reveals the delicate cherry-nutty flavour of the maraschino and the very slight flowery, fiery violet notes.
It you read any bartender blogs (this one's very good) you'll know that vodka is looked down on in the industry, it's an alcohol that's praised for it's lack of smell and taste, it's only function is to add strength to the drink. Being Russian I of course have my own views and loyalties, but gin is gorgeous. The point of a cocktail is not to get drunk, it's a grown up drink for grown up people to wind down, chillax to the max, and sit in their new house. Cheers.