Name: Three Lions (on the shirt)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 15 ml Blue curaçao liqueur; 10 ml Orange Curaçao; 7.5 ml Grand Marnier; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Orange bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Bols Blue Curaçao

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

3 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare garnish of red rose petal.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with rose petal floated on cocktail.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Three Lions (on the shirt) contains 127 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
23.61% alc./vol. (47.21° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in July 2021 by yours truly and named after the Three Lions song, in turn, named after the emblem of the England football team, worn on the player's shirts since the first international against Scotland in 1872.

Along with the three lions, England's team logo depicts ten rosettes, symbolising the rose of Lancaster, the official emblem of England. Fortuitously, the English Football Association also resides at London's Lancaster Gate. There are ten rosettes to represent the ten regions with a seat on the FA Council.

The three lions emblem derives from the Royal Arms of England, which originated with Richard I (1189–1199), the first of the Plantagenet kings who ruled from 1154. Better known as King Richard the Lionheart, the three lions represented his positions as King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Duke of Aquitaine. The three lions appeared on the Royal Arms of every succeeding monarch.

Review

A blue-rinsed riff on the Tarling's 1933 competition winning Red Lion, created with the hope of celebrating another English win. There is one orange-flavoured liqueur for each of the three lions. Sip between singing choruses of
"It's coming home, it's coming home,
It's coming football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming football's coming home."

Comments & Discussion

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Igor Kala 24w

I like it. Made it multiple times. Good alternative to the Blue Riband, and that is a classic. My only gripe is the rose petal garnish. WTF!!? That is where you lost me. Really stupid. Rose petal!!? Please change that.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 24w

Created by Henry VII to combine the white rose of the House of York and the red rose of the House of Lancaster, representing the union of the two warring houses, the Tudor rose is the national emblem of England, symbolising peace, unity, and the end of the 15th-century "Wars of the Roses". The rose appears in English literature, art, and as a royal symbol, embodying the resilience of the English nation during challenging times _ like now! The rose stays!

Igor Kala 24w

Hmmm.... well I am not going to the flower shop every time I want to make this. I guess I'll change the garnish to something else - maybe lime or orange peel - and call the drink something else. Problem solved, I guess.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 2y

Much too sweet for my palate. Nice idea but needs some balance and complexity.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Very nice and refreshing. Perfect on a summer afternoon. Another winner.

Jeremy Harrold 5y

Disappointingly my drink didn’t end up as blue as Simon’s. I thought it was pleasant but needed something else. I may try Campari instead of the orange Curaçao.