15 Creme de Violette Cocktails

Do you often see a purple cocktail and wonder what it tastes like? Creme de Violette is a unique ingredient that gives these drinks their distinct purple color.

This ingredient was quite famous in the 1990s but is slowly making a smooth comeback. Creme de Violette earns its unique color from blossoms and helps make drinks that taste like florals, giving your cocktail a wonderful flavor.

Creme de Violette cocktails easily shine out and are one of the best beverages you can serve at your next party. Dig in to explore 15 of these cocktails and their recipes.

Best Creme de Violette Cocktails

1. Shrinking Violet Cocktail

To make this beautiful and delicious cocktail, you need Creme de Violette, champagne, and pansy for garnishing. It is so easy to make; all you have to do is mix the ingredients mentioned and enjoy it while it's chilled.

You can make this drink at a wedding, party, or simply a Friday night to relax your nerves and enjoy the refreshing notes it offers.

2. Princess Violette Cocktail

Do you want to create a brunch drink to impress your guests?

This Princess Violette cocktail has a beautiful color and can be made easily at home.

Moreover, you only need a few ingredients to ace this cocktail.  For instance, you require Creme de Violette, lemon juice, and champagne. Mix the ingredients together and top the beautiful glass with a lemon peel.

Here are a few tips. Make sure that your champagne is chilled in advance. This way, you can enjoy the drink properly. Moreover, squeeze the lemon juice in advance to save time and avoid mess.

3. Violet Crumble Cocktail

This cocktail gives you loads of flavors to enjoy this drink. You can taste vanilla cake and chocolate as you take your first sip. Besides, this drink is sweet and bubbly, perfect for impressing your guests on their night out at your home.

To make this lovely purple drink, you will require ingredients such as cake vodka, creme de cacao, Creme de Violette, and cream soda. Make sure also to add ice to the mix so that this drink is chilled.

Serve this drink in your special glasses and enjoy it with some crunchy and savory snacks.

4. The Blue Moon Cocktail with Gin and Creme de Violette

Isn't "Blue Moon" a classic name for a cocktail? Yes, it is, and the taste of this drink is more classic and dramatic than its title. This drink only takes five minutes to get ready, and every sip takes you to heaven.

To make this amazing cocktail, you need gin, lemon, Creme de Violette, and garnish with a lemon twist. This drink tastes amazing, especially on a hot day. It is refreshing and can be enjoyed chilled.

Make sure you follow all the quantities correctly and make this drink as soon as your guests arrive.

5. The Midnight Sun Cocktail

We love this cocktail, especially for its rich color and flavors. It is made of all the good things that gel well with each other.

To make this drink, you will need ingredients like vodka, blood orange liqueur, lemon juice, Creme de Violette, and rhubarb bitters. Ensure you garnish your cocktail with a slice of blood orange dusted with sparkling sugar.

Follow the recipe to make 18 servings of this cocktail. Make sure that you get your hands on the best quality Creme de Violette as it is the soul of this drink.

6. Aviation Gin Fizz Recipe

Do you crave a frothy cocktail? If yes, we have this wonderful recipe for you. It includes Creme de Violette, orgeat, gin, lemon juice, egg white, and cherries for garnishing. This drink has a slightly sour flavor, and the egg gives it a much-needed thick and creamy texture.

You can make this drink on a date night to impress your partner. You can also make it on a movie night with friends, or treat yourself with this beverage while you enjoy a night in alone at your house.

7. Butterfly Martini

The best cocktail is one with beautiful floral notes, a light texture, and a refreshing taste.  This drink is one of the top recipes on the list for a women's hangout. If you have your sisters or friends visiting you, make this drink and impress them with your skills.

This amazing cocktail includes Creme de Violette, elderflower liqueur, gin, rose syrup, simple syrup, and edible orchids for garnishing. You simply have to combine all the ingredients as per the instructions and create magic in a glass.

8. The Violette 75

If you are a flower lover, this drink is for you. The cocktail has the perfect fizz and lemon taste, convincing you to try the cocktail repeatedly.

So, what makes this cocktail special? For starters, it is a lighter and bubblier version of the famous French 75 cocktail.

Secondly, it contains only a few ingredients. For instance, you only require gin, grapefruit juice, Creme de Violette, syrup, brut, and lemon twist. Ensure to follow the quantities of each ingredient as mentioned to avoid a cocktail disaster.

Simply mix all the ingredients together and create a drink packed with delicious flavors. For best results, serve the drink chilled and enjoy it with family and friends.

9. Spring Champagne Cocktail 

This cocktail can bring you loads of comfort and delight this Spring. The drink is light with floral notes, making you want to have one glass after another. This cocktail uses Creme de Violette, giving you a creamy texture to enjoy on a hot, spring or summer afternoon.

To make this perfect drink, you require lemon juice, wine, and Creme de Violette. You can also garnish your drink with edible blooms for a mindblowing presentation.

10. Violet Tide Cocktail

This cocktail has the perfect bright color to attract anyone.  Besides, the beverage has the ideal floral notes that can easily refresh anyone's mind and soul.

According to the tagged recipe, you require egg whites, gin, lime juice, Creme de Violette, maraschino liqueur, and dried cornflowers for garnishing. Serve this drink chilled and let your guests praise its amazing ingredients.

11. Coco-Violette Cocktail

If you are tired of having regular cocktails, now is the time to elevate your beverage game. The Coco-Violette is perfect to give your body and soul all the joy and comfort it requires after a difficult day.

The cocktail features ingredients like gin, lime juice, coconut cream, and of course Creme de Violette. It has amazing texture and flavor, hard to find in any homemade cocktail.

Besides, making it is as easy as pie. You simply have to mix all the ingredients and serve a glass with any main dish you like. This cocktail is perfect for a summer day.

12. Violette Squeeze

Next up, we have the charming cocktail, the Violetter Squeeze. So, what makes it special?

This cocktail gets ready within ten minutes and has very low calories. Also,  it contains lime juice, vodka, Creme de Violette, and club soda. Use fresh ice to make this cocktail chilled before you have your first sip.

13. Creme De Violette Pink Lemonade Cocktail

Do you want to serve a showstopper cocktail at a bridal shower or pool party? We recommend adding the Creme de Violette Pink Lemonade cocktail to your menu.

This drink has a beautiful color, ideal for turning heads. Besides, light and sweet and can easily receive all the love from your guests.

It is also quite convenient to make this cocktail, meaning that you can prepare many glasses without any hassle. Follow the recipe card and create magic on the drink table.

14. Eagle Cocktail

This powerful drink will definitely leave an impact on your body and mind. It has the perfect sweet and mild taste and goes well with all types of snacks.

It uses eggs, though. So,  if you are allergic to this ingredient, we recommend going for a substitute that can turn your drink creamy.

15. Violette Royale

Let's end this list with a royal drink that will definitely make you feel special. This cocktail is an American beverage and is perfect to end a day with.

To make this cocktail, you don't require many ingredients. In fact, you only require Creme de Violette and a sparkling win to create a mind-blowing drink.

For garnishing, use a lemon twist and impress your guests with your amazing presentation skills. Again, don't forget to add ice to save yourself from any disappointments.