Forget-me-not §

• 1.5oz gin

• 1oz dry vermouth

• 1/4 oz maraschino

• 1/4 oz creme de violette

Nice balanced delicate drink. Pale violet in colour. Easy on the maraschino unless you want it sweet, but don’t skip it entirely.

Previous experiment:

1.5oz sweet vermouth
1.5oz Old Tom gin
0.25oz maraschino
0.25oz creme de violette
Orange bitters

Like a Martinez but violette leads - kills initial acidity, makes even sweeter 
Needs something to offset sweetness
Try rye instead of gin?
Dry vermouth instead of sweet?
London Dry gin instead of Old Tom?
Vermouth vs violette - does it work?

Intriguing greenish brown colour