What to Do With that Bottle of Creme de Violette?

The Post ran a fantastic spirits column in this week’s Food section, in which Jason Wilson describes a game he and his brother play called Liquor Store Archaeology. Basically, they try to outdo the other with old-school finds. Sounds like quite a bit of fun to me. Anyway, his current find is a bottle of creme de violette, which he uses to make a Blue Moon cocktail (combined with gin and lemon juice). So, if you’re like me, you’re about to go buy a bottle of creme de violette. In case you get tired of Blue Moons, here are some more recipes to experiment with (And they are experiments. Thanks, Google!):

Blue Moon #2 (adapted from Esquire Drinks Book)

• 2 ounces gin
• 1 ounce dry vermouth
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 1 dash creme de violette

Rainbow

• 1/2 oz creme de violette
• 1/2 oz creme de cacao
• 1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
• 1/2 oz yellow chartreuse
• 1/2 oz green chartreuse
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 1/2 oz brandy

Fizz a la Violette

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz creme de violette
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 oz cream
• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice