The Queen's Favorite co*cktail | Highclere Castle Gin (2024)

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The Queen's Favorite co*cktail | Highclere Castle Gin? ›

Pour one part gin and two parts of Dubonnet into a small wine glass, or chalice. Add the half lemon wheel to the mixture, then top with two perfectly proportionate ice cubes, sinking the lemon into the co*cktail. (Note: Add more ice at your own discretion.)

I can taste why this drink was a favorite for Queen Elizabeth II, and also for her mom, The Queen Mother. It's light, just sweet enough to be enjoyable, yet with a touch of bitter to spur the appetite.

Selecting the Best Gin for Your Dubonnet co*cktail

Classic London Dry Gin offers the perfect balance of herbaceous and floral notes that harmonize beautifully with Dubonnet's rich and aromatic profile. The Queen preferred Gordon's London dry gin in her Dubonnet co*cktails, with a slice of lemon!

The Dubonnet is a French drink by Pernod Ricard, made with a combination of fortified wine, herbs, and spices, with an alcohol content of 14.8 per cent. It is said to taste a little like a sweeter version of Campari.

Pour one part gin and two parts of Dubonnet into a small wine glass, or chalice. Add the half lemon wheel to the mixture, then top with two perfectly proportionate ice cubes, sinking the lemon into the co*cktail. (Note: Add more ice at your own discretion.)

The beverage is famous in the UK for having been the favourite drink of Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Dubonnet poster (1895) 1915 advertisem*nt Faded Dubonnet advertisem*nt, Lautrec Dubonnet advertisem*nt, 1907 — Napoleon and Madame de Pompadour share a bottle.

Toast The Queen With Her Favorite co*cktail, Dubonnet And Gin

People around the world are looking for ways to honor Queen Elizabeth following her passing yesterday at the age of 96. One particularly celebratory way to is with a toast—specifically with the Queen's favorite co*cktail, Dubonnet and gin.

If you don't refrigerate opened Dubonnet, it won't necessarily go “bad,” but after a month or two its flavor won't be as bright.

What is Buckingham Palace gin? ›

Our Buckingham Palace dry gin has a unique royal origin, with many of its citrus and herbal notes sourced from botanicals gathered in the Buckingham Palace Gardens. Lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, and mulberry leaves are among the 12 botanicals hand-picked for the gin in the Gardens at Buckingham Palace.

Unlike other vermouths, Dubonnet is mistelle-based. This liqueur undergoes no fermentation; instead it's made with fortified grape juice to which the quinine is added. The taste is richer and sweeter than other vermouths so if you like your vermouth dry, Dubonnet probably won't be in your drinks cabinet.

Fancy something regal? Dubonnet Rouge is a rich, smooth fortified wine enjoyed by the Queen in a Gin and Dubonnet. This ceremonial sipper is bittersweet, herbal and slightly nutty. Lillet Rouge is similar, but has a gentle spice that I think the Queen would like.

Dubonnet is sweeter and way more oxidized. The Lillet is powerful with tannins and fresh grapes, while Dubonnet evokes port, all dried fruit, figs and raisins, and is textured, a bit more bitter with quinine.

Dubonnet's distinct port-like flavor is spiced with a secret recipe of cinnamon, coffee beans, citrus peel, and lots of herbs and spices, but the quinine is what creates its slightly bitter edge. Dubonnet had already been the favored tipple of Queen Elizabeth's mother.

Dubonnet (UK: /djuːˈbɒneɪ/, US: /ˌdjuːbəˈneɪ/, French: [dybɔnɛ]) is a sweet, aromatised wine-based quinquina, often enjoyed as an aperitif. It is a blend of fortified wine, herbs, and spices (including a small amount of quinine), with fermentation being stopped by the addition of alcohol.