Cocktail - Corpse Reviver Number 2

 Julia Reed’s Corpse Reviver No. 2
Adapted from But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria by Julia Reed (St. Martin’s Press, 2011)

For one drink

1 ounce Plymouth gin
1 ounce orange liqueur*
1 ounce Lillet Blanc
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon Pernod
1 Luxardo cherry, for garnish

Shake the first four ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice until very cold. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a cherry.

*Regarding orange liqueur: It’s easy to make this more complicated than it needs to be. If you make cocktails at home, you’ve probably already chosen a favorite—Triple Sec, Curaçao, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, and many others. I like Mathilde Orange XO and Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, both made by the same house. One (Mathilde) is sweeter than the other. I usually use Mathilde XO.