I’ll be entirely honest and say that until yesterday I could not have named the Queen of Denmark. While reading some news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, I came across an article which mentioned that the Queen of Denmark was scaling back her golden jubilee celebrations following the death of her third cousin, Queen Elizabeth II, with whom she had been quite close.
The Queen of Denmark is Queen Margrethe II who ascended to the throne in January 1972, following the death of her father Frederik IX. Her golden jubilee celebrations were initially delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions, but have now been scaled down with some events cancelled.
I’m raising a glass this evening for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark tonight. The cocktail is the Golden Reign created for Queen Elizabeth II’s golden jubilee in 2002 by Peter Dorelli at The American Bar in The Savoy Hotel.
It seems appropriate to raise the Golden Reign this evening for Queen Margrethe as she has scaled down her golden jubilee celebrations after the death of her third cousin for whom the cocktail was created.
AuthorThe Cocktails Must FlowCategoryGalliano, Golden Rum, Grand Marnier, Orange Bitters, Orange Twist, Sugar SyrupDifficultyBeginnerA light creamy, after dinner drink created by Peter Dorelli at The Savoy Hotel's American Bar, London, in 2002 for Queen Elizabeth II's golden jubilee.
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add all ingredients and shake until well chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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Ingredients
Directions
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add all ingredients and shake until well chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Photo of Queen Margrethe II by Johannes Jansson/norden.org, CC BY 2.5 dk