National Aviation Day Archives - The Intoxicologist

Aviation Cocktail No. 1 and No. 2

Aviation Cocktail - Aviation No. 1 uses Gin, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur and is served in a martini glass. - photo by Mixologist Cheri Loughlin

The Aviation cocktail reminds me a little of a Mojito or Daiquiri even though both of those drink recipes begin with rum rather than gin. Each of these drinks highlights the base spirit with a slight play on one additional

Aviation Cocktail Recipe Takes Adapted Flight Pattern

Simon Difford Aviation No 1 Diageo VIP Cocktails through the Decades Cocktail Hour - photo property Cheri Loughlin

Though travelers the world over complain about the state of airline accommodations, the cost of checking baggage, layovers, delays and the continual increase in fees incurred for the privilege of flying the vast open skies, at least once a year

Aviation Day Recipes to Celebrate the Day

In the beginning Aviation Day (August 19) was all about the celebration of flight, Orville Wright’s birthday and congratulating the men and women who made early aviation a reality. Today celebration of Aviation Day is possible via proclamation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and cocktail hour at Joe’s pub or the retro version of the Speakeasy that make modern day celebrations so fun to well, celebrate or at least recognize with a cocktail or two.