05 June: A Variation on the Queen's Cocktail

Ever since we discovered Queen Elizabeth’s fondness for a pick-me-up Dubonnet Cocktail, it’s been added into our cocktail rotation. The Queen’s cocktail is a 2 to 1 ratio, Dubonnet Rouge to a dry gin, served over ice with a twist of lemon. The Bisson version is more like a 1 to 1 ratio. We are fans of gins on the more juniper-y side, so while we have some artisanal favorite spirits, when anticipating a quarantine, we managed to buy a gigantic bottle of Tanqueray which is pretty darn good.

To change things up, last night we opened the Lillet Rose (pink) and substituted that for the Dubonnet Rouge in the Queen’s Cocktail.

It was a winner with which that I believe Her Highness would be on board.