Water Lily recipe

Name: Water Lily
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Gin; 0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice; 0.25 oz Crème de Violette; 0.25 oz Simple Syrup

A floral gin sour with orange juice, crème de violette and bright lemon.

Method: Shake · Glass: Coupe · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Sidecar Family

Ingredients

1.5 oz Gin
0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice
0.25 oz Crème de Violette
0.25 oz Simple Syrup

How to make a Water Lily

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake hard until chilled.
Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish lightly.

Garnish

Orange twist.

Pro tip

Fresh orange juice provides body; bottled juice can make this delicate drink taste flat.

History of the Water Lily

Water Lily is a floral gin sour in the Aviation family of violet-colored cocktails.

Flavour profile

Floral, Orange, Citrus, Violet

Variations

Aviation — Return to gin, lemon, maraschino and crème de violette
Blue Moon — Use more crème de violette and no maraschino
Moonlight — Use elderflower liqueur in a floral gin sour

Practise making the Water Lily in the free Virtual Bar game.