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.