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Queen Elizabeth No. 1

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (33)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Queen Elizabeth No. 1 contains 154 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 20.83% alc./vol. (41.67° proof)
  • 19.7 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe in R. de Fleury's 1934 book 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar.

QUEEN ELIZABETH No. 1
1 Dash Absinthe
¼ Lemon Juice
¼ Cointreau
½ Coates' Plymouth Gin

R. de Fleury, 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, 1934

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Review

A Chelsea Sidecar with absinthe.

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Comments & Discussion

Florian Ruf Premium Member
This cocktail will not be one of our favourites. Possibly my new "Tabu" Absinthe, which seems not to be so easy to use in cocktails, is part of the problem. I tend to the measurements of the original recipe, maybe with a bit of additional dilution.
score: 0
Steve Hotopp
From cabinet necessity, I subbed in Grand Marnier and have to say I was pleased by the result. It steered a bit closer to a Sidecar that way, which in my mind is not a bad thing.
score: 1
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Basically a White Lady with a dash of absinthe. If that's up your street go for it, if not don't waste your time.
score: 3
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Well, for us, even without the froth, this is closer to a Sour than is the irreproachable good lady. We might throw in a bit of egg white next time, just to nudge it even c.oser. The absinthe was certainly up our street.
score: 2
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
White Lady is a sour so no argument there. I'm very selective on egg white and I prefer WL without.
score: 2
Robert Spain
Nice, but not that special, so I added a bit more absinthe to highlight the difference.
score: 1

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