Corpse Reviver

Corpse Reviver

Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Cognac
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	2 parts cognac 1 part apple brandy or Calvados 1 part sweet vermouth
Preparation	Stir with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Corpse Reviver #2

Cocktail
A Corpse Reviver #2
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Gin
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	3/4 ounce gin 3/4 ounce lemon juice 3/4 ounce Cointreau (curaçao) 3/4 ounce Kina Lillet or Cocchi Americano 1 dash absinthe
Preparation	Shake ingredients together in a mixer with ice. Strain into chilled glass.

Kentucky Corpse Reviver

Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Bourbon whiskey
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish	Mint
Standard drinkware	Champagne coupe
Commonly used ingredients	1 part Bourbon 1 part Lillet Blanc 1 part Lemon Juice 1 part Cointreau
Preparation	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a glass. Garnish with mint sprig.

Savoy Corpse Reviver

Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Brandy
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients	1 part Brandy 1 part Fernet Branca 1 part White Crème de menthe
Preparation	Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a glass.

The Corpse Reviver family of cocktails are intended as 'hair of the dog' hangover cures, hence the name. Most of the corpse reviver cocktails have been lost to time, but the cognac- and gin-based Corpse Reviver and Corpse Reviver #2 cocktails that were first listed in the Savoy Cocktail Handbook by Harry Craddock in 1930 have survived to this day.

The corpse reviver appears in literature as early as an issue of Punch in 1861. An early recipe for the corpse reviver is found in literature as early as 1903.

The plain Corpse Reviver cocktail is a cognac-based cocktail, with two parts cognac, one part Calvados or equivalent apple brandy, and one part sweet vermouth.

The Corpse Reviver #2 is the more popular of the corpse revivers, and consists of equal parts gin, lemon juice, curaçao (commonly Cointreau), Kina Lillet (now usually replaced with Cocchi Americano, as a closer match to Kina Lillet than modern Lillet Blanc), and a dash of absinthe. The dash of absinthe can either be added to the mix before shaking, or added to the cocktail glass and moved around until the glass has been coated with a layer of absinthe to give a subtle absinthe aroma and flavor to the drink.

This recipe is similar to Corpse Reviver #2, substituting bourbon for gin.

This recipe is a variation invented by Joe Gilmore in 1954.

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