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By: Creme de Violette « Brix Picks

Creme de Violette « Brix Picks — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:00:02 +0000

[...] ¼ dry vermouth, and 2 dashes of orange bitters. The third, and most beloved, cocktail was the Blue Moon a lemony concoction of 2oz gin, ? oz fresh lemon juice and ? oz crème de violette. If you prefer [...]

By: Jahsh

Jahsh — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:59:47 +0000

As others have recently said, the Rothman and Winter product is now being imported into the states. I get it at my local shop in San Francisco.

I have a friend that got a bottle of the Hermes from a friend coming back from Japan. I’ve given them both a taste and prefer the Rothman product, at least in an aviation – iRothman and Winters is not as sweat and has more floral flavors. The Hermes has the bit of a fake flavor that some liqueurs can have.

Either way, thanks for all the info on the Blue Moon, I’ll have to try it instead of my usual Aviations.

By: Washington City Paper: News & Features: Blogs

Washington City Paper: News & Features: Blogs — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:50:16 +0000

[...] Blue Moon #2 (adapted from Esquire Drinks Book) [...]

By: MizLord

MizLord — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:41:01 +0000

The French creme de violette you mention is actually G. Miclo. I just bought some of their creme de violette and creme de rose from http://www.samswines.com. (They don’t ship to every state, fyi–I had mine shipped to NJ. You have to call to order the violette; they don’t list it on their website, but they’ve got it.) Am excited to finally be able to try these recipes! —And eventually to compare the Miclo with the Rothman and Winter.

By: Mike H.

Mike H. — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:23:53 +0000

A creme de violette by Rothman & Winter (from Austria) is now being imported. At least one store in Boston carries it.

By: Liberty Bar

Liberty Bar — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:36:47 +0000

Here at Liberty in Seattle, we make the Blue Moon when we have the liquor available. I’m working with a few bars here to get the state to import it, but…yeah.

Here at Liberty, we primarily try to do the ol’ pre-prohibition cocktails (plus lots and lots of bourbon), and that Hermes Violet lends itself very well to that style.

Stop on by and say hello, or, I’ll see y’all down at Zig Zag!

By: Ryan Anthony

Ryan Anthony — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:39:18 +0000

Just wanted to let everyone know that we sell Creme de Violette here at Morrell Wine. We sell the Rothman & Winter product. Very lovely. And we ship everywhere in the States. Enjoy gents!

-Ryan

By: Mirko Junge

Mirko Junge — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:01:41 +0000

I found the stuff (creme de violette) in a normal Cora Superstore in France, no problems. It seems to get more popular overthere as well!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:18:03 +0000

There are quite a few places in London that stock it, I’ve seen some in Gerry’s but didn’t buy it because my other half wanted to get it for my birthday. Maybe if you dropped them a line they may be able to arrange shipping to the US, or if you’re nice enough to me I could maybe arrange something (seriously, I could arrange a shipment to the US)

The London spirit stores:
http://www.urbanpath.com/london/spirits-alcohol/index.htm

By: Das

Das — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:32:06 +0000

To add to Hal’s source, I know of another seller on eBay who occasionally carries Hermes Violet. He goes by “timerto” and his store is called “tokyobaron”. I have his permission to pass on his email – esonares (at) yahoo (dot) com – if you wish to contact him. You can also order directly from his website:
http://www.tokyobaron.com/bottles/_hermes.php
The Violet isn’t currently listed, but he says that he should have it in stock soon. He also sells the incredibly hard to find Hermes Orange and Aromatic bitters – mine arrived just yesterday (YES!).