CLASSIC · DUBONNET ROUGE

Dubonnet Cocktail

Name: Dubonnet Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Dubonnet Rouge; 30 ml Gin; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; Lemon Peel

A regal, wine-forward aperitif that blends the bittersweet herbal character of Dubonnet Rouge with the botanical lift of gin - famously a favourite of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Ingredients

Dubonnet Rouge45 ml

Gin30 ml

Angostura Bitters2 dashes

Lemon Peel

Glassware

Cocktail glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Caramel · Cherry · Juniper · Orange

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Combine Dubonnet Rouge, gin, and bitters in a mixing glass.
2
Fill with ice and stir for approximately 20–25 seconds until well chilled and diluted.
3
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4
Express a lemon peel twist over the surface, run it around the rim, and drop it into the glass.

From the Bartender

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was so devoted to this drink that Buckingham Palace reportedly kept Dubonnet and gin stocked at all times; the traditional ratio leans heavier on the Dubonnet, giving it an unusually wine-forward character for a stirred cocktail.

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