John CARR
21st June 2024 at 12:55
Trying with a recently acquired (and rapidly disappearing) bottle of ford’s gin. Lovely dry, aromatic and complex. Eminently drinkable at first, then some of the bitter elements linger, adding depth. I love the excellent balance of sweet, dry, sour and bitter here. And the lemon twist works a dream.
19th July 2023 at 12:21
Some more about this being the "favourite pre-luncheon tipple" of the UK's previous monarch can be found in this 2003 piece in the LRB https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n22/thomas-jones/short-cuts. Note in particular that this source suggests equal parts were preferred, not 2:1 as specified in another comment.
11th June 2024 at 11:33
I believe it’s hearsay either way. Thanks for the link, a nice little article!
18th September 2022 at 10:05
All this praiseworthy efforts might be united in some sort of Elizabethan Cocktails section/article/book. Just my thought.
11th June 2024 at 11:25
Quite a few Coronation cocktails also, not a bad idea!
12th September 2022 at 23:18
Apparently QEII preferred hers with a ratio of 2 parts Dubonnet to 1 part gin.
15th September 2022 at 05:45
I tried the 2:1 version. Not nearly as good. Maybe some tonic water or club soda would save it. I'm sticking with the Harry Craddock version!
9th September 2022 at 08:23
Is it a favourite drink of queen Elizabeth?
11th September 2022 at 09:01
It was believed to be, and also her mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.