Southside Sips: Corpse Reviver #2

Now that all the little goblins have turned back into normal kids, it’s time for the grown-ups to mark Dia de los Muertos — Day of the Dead — with a little treat of their own.

While the name seems a little ghoulish, it’s meant to celebrate loved ones who’ve passed on. Also called All Soul’s Day, it’s celebrated on November 2 in different ways in myriad cultures, and often incorporates a visit to the spot where your near and dear were buried or interred, the reciting of prayers or poems or just words of fondness, the presentation of offerings, and even special foods prepared for the occasion.

Allow us to provide this offering for all the souls who could use a reviving sip this weekend. The drink, and its sibling the Corpse Reviver #1, originally appeared in print in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book, which was published in 1930. However, the general notion of a drink that might hair-of-the-dog you into the land of the living after an, ahem, industrious night out on the town bore the same name for many years prior. Craddock just decided to make it official with specific recipes that made sense.

Indeed, the Corpse Reviver #2 is an easy to drink, gin-based pick-me-up — in this instance, a lovely, citrus-forward version of the spirit from New Zealand that goes oh-so well with the Lillet Blanc called Lighthouse Gin — which, loving our lighthouses as we do, especially the beacon in Montauk, felt fitting (hit up Amagansett Wines & Spirits at 203 Main St., Bridgehampton Wine Cellar at 2102 Montauk Highway or Manikas Liquor Shop at 179 Main Road, Shelter Island). The drink is a riff on a sour; easy to make and easy to love — don’t let the name spook you.

Instead, mix one up and raise your glass to those you miss this All Soul’s Day, reviving their spirit with thoughts of happy times gone by. Cheers, friends.