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The Corpse Reviver No. 2: London's Hangover Cure That Conquered the World

Cocktails and Mixology··14 August 2026·14 min

About this episode

Before green juice and aspirin, there was the Corpse Reviver—a family of potent cocktails designed to literally revive the dead (or at least the severely hungover). We're diving deep into the No. 2 variant, exploring how Harry Craddock's 1930 recipe became a bartender favorite, why it disappeared for decades, and how it clawed its way back from obscurity to become one of craft cocktail culture's most beloved serves.