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King's Jubilee
If there is such a thing as a 'Rum Aviation', then this is surely it. The proportions of the original 1935 recipe stipulate equal amounts of maraschino...
Matt J
10th May at 06:19
This is an intense cocktail for the discerning drinker. Subtly complex and deep. I used what I had (Planteray/Plantation dark rum) and found it to be an interesting and wonderful experience. Not an everyday or regular cocktail for me but when you have the necessary ingredients I can highly recommend at least giving it a go. Don’t skip on the garnish.
2nd November 2024 at 18:00
Nice with a 49 proof agricole French white rhum.
20th October 2024 at 19:39
Swap the rum for cachaça and you'll have an amazing drink too
19th March 2024 at 02:48
Like Jose Cruz said, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur seems to bury the rum (Plantation 3 Stars in my case). Might try this again with more rum or less liqueur... (An extra 5 ml of rum helped, but need to play around with it more...) @Simon, I wonder if there's a particular rum that you'd recommend for this cocktail?
19th March 2024 at 06:31
I use my own 50:50 blend of Bacardi Limited Edition Heritage (44.5% alc./vol.) and Bacardi Carta Blanca (37.5% alc./vol.).
13th February 2024 at 05:57
Luxardo dominates, not much complexity, subtle rum.
5th January 2023 at 17:31
I am never sure why searching for “King’s” or even the full name doesn’t find this (not even as an option) only if you search for “Jubilee” does it come up?
6th January 2023 at 08:23
Not all apostrophes are created equal and so can cause an issue with our site search. However, I've added an alias so cocktail should now display when you search for "Kings Jubilee" - hopefully with or without an apostrophe.
16th September 2022 at 23:55
Really liked this cocktail. Easy to drink and great balance. Glad you adjusted the lemon juice because the level of sourness was perfect.
17th July 2021 at 00:26
Outstanding. Subtle taste of the rum and perfectly balanced. Would do again. Here, simple works great. Classic.
16th February 2021 at 22:56
I quite liked this simple, Old School cocktail, just not sure I will revisit it soon.
26th January 2021 at 02:37
The King’s Jubilee was an early cocktail exploration after I got my first bottle of Maraschino. This may be the drink that linked me to Difford’s for a recipe for the first time. Still tasty. And saving the cherry for the end was indeed a sweet treat!
Anonymous
22nd January 2021 at 00:36
Wanting to finish off a few bottles, I just mixed up 4 parts Don Q Cristal, 2 parts Ramazzotti Aperitivo Rosato and 1 part Maraska Maraschino liqueur, served in a coupe glass with an orange peel garnish. The Aperitivo's hibiscus—orange blossom and Maraska's cherry-almond play well with Don Q's smooth neutral base. Looking on diffordsguide, the closest cocktail I see is the King's Jubilee. Aperitivo (15% ABV) might mix well with this cocktail as well.