3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on the 9th September: Dubonnet Royal

For the third cocktail I decided that I’d use Dubonnet Red, which is a primary ingredient in two of Her Royal Majesties favourite cocktails; the Dubonnet Red and Gin and, close cousin, the Zaza/a> are said to be especial favourites of Queen Elizabeth II, but we’ve posted them before.

So, looking for another cocktail we decided on the Dubonnet Royal (not to be mistaken for the a href=’https://thecocktailsmustflow.co.uk/cocktails/dubonnet-royale/’>Dubonnet Royale). There are a few recipes for this cocktail, but we’ve opted for an old one which featured in the long out-of-print Café Royal Cocktail Book by em>W. J. Tarling published in 1937.

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Dubonnet Royal

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time2 mins

There are a few recipes for Dubonnet Royal, but we've opted for an old one which featured in the long out-of-print Café Royal Cocktail Book by W. J. Tarling piblished in 1937.

 45 ml Dubonnet red
 22.50 ml London dry gin
 3 dashes aromatic bitters
 1 dash absinthe
 Maraschino cherry

1

Add ice to a mixing glass.

2

Add the first four ingredients to the mixing glass and stir for 20-30 seconds.

3

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

4

Top with a dash of absinthe and garnish with the maraschino cherry.

[cocktail-ingredients]

Ingredients

 45 ml Dubonnet red
 22.50 ml London dry gin
 3 dashes aromatic bitters
 1 dash absinthe
 Maraschino cherry

Directions

1

Add ice to a mixing glass.

2

Add the first four ingredients to the mixing glass and stir for 20-30 seconds.

3

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

4

Top with a dash of absinthe and garnish with the maraschino cherry.

Dubonnet Royal

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