Dubonnet Cocktail No.1
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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 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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.