The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the 'Advertisement' category.

These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The Corpse Reviver No.2-so named for its ability to revive someone suffering from a deathly hangover-is something of a legend among mixology enthusiasts. Sadly, this French vermouth flavoured with quinine is no longer available, Lillet do make a similar product now called Lillet Blanc which makes a great Corpse Reviver but for the closest taste to the original, most mixologists prefer Cocchi Americano, an italian vermouth with a close similarity to the classic French product. In it Craddock famously notes that, “Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again.”Ĭraddock’s recipe calls for Kina Lillet. The Number 2 was first featured alongside other Corpse Revivers, in Harry Craddock’s 1930, Savoy Cocktail Book. Ricket and Thomas’s recipe called for equal parts brandy and maraschino liqueur finished with two dashes of Broker’s bitters.

Thomas’s 1871 publication, The Gentleman’s Guide. The first recorded recipe for a ‘Corpse Reviver’ cocktail was featured in E. This hangover cure once claimed to be able to stir a corpse. This curious name referred to the drinks’ abilities to clear the foggy feelings harboured after a heavy night. The Corpse Reviver No.2 belongs to family of cocktails once known as ‘anti-fogmatics’.

Corpse reviver 2