Name: Queen Elizabeth
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Gin; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 7.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.

Queen Elizabeth
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A vintage cocktail that's befitting to toast the longest reigning, most respected, and the greatest ever monarch of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. HM Queen Elizabeth II, we thank you for your service.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

QUEEN ELIZABETH
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1-3/4 oz gin
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz Benedictine

Variation

1-3/4 oz gin
1/4 oz Cointreau
1/4 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz Pernod

Variation

1-1/4 oz brandy
1 oz sweet vermouth
1/4 oz orange curacao
Cherry optional
Stanley M. Jones, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Queen Elizabeth contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
28.69% alc./vol. (28.69° proof)
21.5 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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John Hinojos

13th March at 00:40

Made as an aperitif using 50% more ingredients and putting into a coupe glass. The slight herbal bitter from the Benedictine was perfect before dinner.

John CARR

15th October 2024 at 13:23

A less aggressive and assertively dry martini, possibly for those who find them a bit raw, but still with a nice touch of bitterness on the finish With so few ingredients their respective qualities will be very evident of course. Very nice and refreshing cocktail.

John CARR

16th October 2024 at 12:03

Cognac version was also very nice. Bumped up the spirit to 45ml, split the vermouth equally between Dolin and carpano. Orange twist. A very pleasant night cap!

Andrei G

11th April 2023 at 01:03

Pour all equal quantities of the same ingredients and it's basically a Poet's Dream, no?

Simon Difford

11th April 2023 at 10:13

Yes, indeed, the same three ingredients in different proportions. I've added links between the to cocktails. Thanks for bringing to my attention.

Beth Hagberg

7th February 2023 at 05:07

Lovely cocktail to toast Queen Elizabeth II on Feb 6, 2023 and watch The Crown.

Thomas Bird

20th January 2023 at 20:59

Made the brandy variation with 50/50 Grand Marnier/Triple Sec in place of the Orange Curacao. A rich, smooth, boozy sipper. The variation worthy of it's own page.

Kathryn Foyster

23rd September 2022 at 18:18

I made the gin variation with Greenalls London gin and Noilly Prat vermouth. As a fan of gin martinis this had a certain very welcome ‘je ne sais quoi’ with the addition of Benedictine. Very nice. Can see this becoming a regular choice.