Name: Queen Mother
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Gin; 25 ml Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 20 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 5 ml OP high ester aged pot still rum

Ingredients

5/6 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

5/6 fl oz

Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina

2/3 fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

1/6 fl oz

Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare lemon and orange zest for garnish.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Express lemon and orange zest twists over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Queen Mother contains 135 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
20.15% alc./vol. (40.3° proof)
15.1 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2014 by Jake Burger at The Portobello Star, London, England. Naturally, Jake's original recipe calls for Portobello Road Gin.

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900–2002), better known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. During WWII her spirit gave moral support to her subjects while in her later years she was viewed as matriarch to the Royal Family, enjoying public popularity throughout. She remained publicly active until just before her death at 101 years old, perhaps helped by her reputed love of gin and Dubonnet Red.

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 12w

Very flavorful... Ford's, Byrrh, St George Bruto Americano, and Hamilton 151. Beautifully bitter with a dried dark fruit undercurrent. Almost leathery in the aftertaste. Adding this to my revisit list. Intrigued by its possibilities.

Mike Premium Member 28w

This is really really good. I gave 4.5 but seriously considered 5. Caspian is spot on: the small portion of rum makes the drink, so make sure it is funky.

I scaled up the drink a bit and am I glad I did.

1 oz / 30 ml Ford’s gin
1 oz / 30 ml Dubonnet
3/4 oz / 22.5 ml Aperol
1/4 oz / 7.5 ml Smith & Cross

The only change I might consider is a regal stir.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 30w

Quite nice really. Found this improved a bit as it warmed up and all the fruity flavors came forward.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

I love this cocktail. The splash of Jamaican OP rum is genius and is what makes this cocktail what it is. Now I want to try all stirred cocktails using red vermouth with some Jamaican funk.