12 Crème De Violette Cocktails

A popular ingredient in many purple cocktails, Crème de Violette, is a sweet, candy-like liqueur made with natural and/or artificial violet coloring and flavor. These 12 Creme De Violette alcoholic drinks are all beautiful, bright and ideal for serving in the warmer months or at any cocktail party.

But did you know that Crème de Violette actually isn’t a cream at all? Much to the surprise of many, this liquor has zero cream!

Like other Crèmse, it's the creamy texture (due to added sugar) that gives it bragging rights to be called a “Crème .”

However, while its name may be deceiving, one thing for sure is that it’ll be a bright and tasty addition to your cocktail table!

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1. Blackberry Martini

Martinis are popular cocktails to serve any time of year. This blackberry martini is a Creme de Violette cocktail that isn’t just delicious but beautiful! A refreshing blend of vodka, Creme de Violette, fresh lemon juice, and muddled blackberries, this fruity cocktail is the ultimate companion for your next cocktail party or BBQ.

Ingredients:

• 6-8 blackberries
• 2 ounces vodka
• ½ ounce Creme de Violette
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Fresh mint sprig or a fresh blackberry for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Place the blackberries at the bottom of a cocktail shaker and muddle.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients along with some fresh ice and shake until nice and cold. Strain into a martini glass and garnish. Cheers!

2. The Aviation

This popular, light drink combines Empress 1908 Gin, Créme de Violette, lemon juice and Maraschino Cherry Liqueur. With a smooth and fruity taste, this delicious and refreshing cocktail is the perfect cocktail to sip on in the summer!

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ ounces Empress 1908 Gin
• ½ ounce maraschino liqueur
• ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
• ¼ ounce Creme de Violette

Instructions:

1. Shake ingredients on ice  until chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 
3. Garnish with a lemon twist and enjoy!

3. Stormy Morning

First concocted by Shannon Fristoe, the General Manager and beverage director of Bayona in New Orleans, this drink is reminiscent of a stormy morning.

As told by Fristoe, “We wanted to design a drink around this terrific violet liqueur, but we didn’t want it to be too flowery and too soapy tasting, which could have happened if it was on its own. We started adding various things, and fine-tuned it to this particular drink. As you pour the ingredients, the purple of the Creme de violette floats around in the glass and settles in the bottom like a dark cloud — like a stormy morning.”

Ingredients:

• 1 1⁄2 oz Créme de Violette
• 1 1⁄2 oz. St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• 4 oz. Champagne
• Lime wedges to garnish

Instructions:

1. Pour the Créme de violette over ice in a highball glass. 
2. Add St. Germain and lime juice.
3. Top with Champagne. 
4. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

4. Violet Champagne Cocktail

This light and refreshing cocktail is perfect for a Spring garden party, bridal shower, or even a brunch! Add an edible flower for a garnish to add an extra fancy touch. Made with Creme de Violette, brut champagne and a splash of lemon, this cocktail isn’t just easy to make, but a certified crowd pleaser!

Ingredients:

• 1 oz of Creme de Violette
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 oz brut champagne
• Fresh viola edible blooms for garnish

Instructions:

1. Mix the Creme de Violette and lemon juice.
2. Pour into serving glass.
3. Top with champagne.
4. Garnish with edible viola blooms.

5. Violet Lady Cocktail

With a beautiful color and creamy texture, this delicious and fragrant gin cocktail is the perfect addition to an upscale cocktail party. This Creme de Violette cocktail is also very simple to make, using just four ingredients!

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. gin
• 1 large pasteurized egg white
• 1 oz. Creme de Violette
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

Instructions:

• Combine the gin, egg white, liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• Shake well. 
• Strain into a coupe glass and serve.

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6. Purple Reign 75

A floral twist on the classic French 75, this beautiful purple cocktail combines gin, lemon, Creme de Violette, and Prosecco. The flavor of this classy cocktail does end up on the sweet side, but can easily be made more dry by substituting Brut champagne in place of Prosecco.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Gin
• ¾ oz Lemon juice
• ¾ oz Creme de Violette
• Prosecco to top
• Lemon twist or dehydrated lemon to garnish

Instructions:

1. Combine the gin, lemon juice, Creme de Violette and ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a champagne flute and top with Prosecco.
4. Garnish with lemon.

7. Violette 75

This beautiful, bubbly cocktail is yet another version of the French 75. The best thing about this one is that you aren’t confined to using lemon juice– you can use any other citrus juice that you desire! However, this Creme de Violette cocktail is a sweeter cocktail so it is best to start with less Creme and add more as needed to achieve the taste you want.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Gin
• ¾ oz grapefruit juice (or any other citrus juice of choice)
• ½ oz Creme de Violette
• ¼ oz Simple syrup
• Brut to top
• Lemon or grapefruit twist for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, Creme de Violette, and juice with ice
2. Shake until thoroughly cold.
3. Strain into a champagne flute and top with Brut.
4. Garnish with lemon or grapefruit twist.

8. Hush and Wonder

If you’re looking for a cocktail that satisfies both your sweet and sour taste buds, the Hush and Wonder is for you! Made with Créme de Violette, rum, lime juice, simple syrup and grapefruit bitters, this tasty Creme de Violette cocktail will no doubt have your taste buds dancing!

Ingredients:

• 1 Splash of Creme de Violette
• 2 oz Light Rum
• ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
• ¾ oz Simple Syrup
• 3 dashes Grapefruit Bitters

Instructions:

1. Pour Creme de Violette into a chilled cocktail glass and swirl to coat.
2. Discard excess liqueur. 
3. Shake remaining ingredients with ice until chilled. 
4. Strain into a cocktail glass. 

9. Blue Moon

Although this cocktail is more blue than violet, it is still just as delicious! This classic drink combines Creme de Violette, gin and lemon for a refreshing, floral cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz gin
• ¾ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ¾ oz Creme de Violette
• Ice
• Brandied cherry for garnish

Instructions:

1. In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine gin, lemon juice and Creme de Violette. 
2. Shake well and strain into a cocktail coupe. 
3. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

10. Gin Violette Cocktail

If you find yourself torn between a cocktail or a glass of wine, this fun and floral cocktail will give you the best of both worlds! Made with gin, Creme de Violette, red wine, this bright and colorful Creme de Violette cocktail will certainly put a smile on your face.

Ingredients:

• 3 oz gin
• ½ oz Creme de Violette
• ½ oz dry red wine
• 5 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 2 pasteurized egg whites

Instructions:

1. Combine the egg whites, gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, dry red wine, and Creme de Violette in a shaker. Shake 30 seconds. 
2. Add ice and shake again for 30 seconds.
3. Double strain using a hawthorne strainer and pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with an edible flower.

11. Creme de Violette Pink Lemonade Cocktail

This colorful cocktail isn’t just eye-catching, but it is absolutely delicious! A spring-like combination of Creme de Violette, Vodka, limoncello, and pink lemonade, this light and refreshing Creme de Violette cocktail will surely be the talk amongst all of your friends!

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Limoncello
• 3 oz Pink Lemonade
• ¾ oz Creme de Violette
• Sparkling water to top

Instructions:

1. Combine ice cube, vodka, limoncello, pink lemonade, and Creme de Violette into a large cocktail glass.
2. Top with sparkling water, then stir with a cocktail spoon.

12. Final Say

This beautiful cocktail is light but potent. It has a sweet citrusy taste and is a refreshing twist on the classic The Last Word cocktail

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Ingredients:

• ¾ ounce gin
• ¾ ounce maraschino liqueur (see note below in recipe card)
• ¾ ounce Crème de violette
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and strain into a chilled low ball glass or a coupe glass.
3. Garnish with a lime wedge and marashino cherry.

Consider changing up the flavors of your cocktail using different simple syrups like jalapeno, strawberry or blackberry syrup!

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