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Dubonnet Cocktail No.1

Aperitivo/aperitif · Martini-style · Spirit-forward

3.8 44 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
1 1/2 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

22.1% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks

History

An elegant drink, deceptively simple in its complexity. Dry and aromatic.

A well-known cocktail that gained popularity in Britain during the 1920s, featured in Harry Craddock's 1930 publication, The Savoy Cocktail Book. DUBONNET COCKTAIL. ½ Dubonnet. ½ Dry Gin. Stir thoroughly and strain into a cocktail glass.