The Queen's favourite gin brand might surprise you (2024)

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What brand of gin did Queen Elizabeth like? ›

According to the Queen's former royal chef Darren McGrady, Her Majesty's favourite gin brand was Gordon's London Dry Gin.

Dubonnet's distinct port-like flavor is spiced with a secret recipe of cinnamon, coffee beans, citrus peel, and lots of herbs and spices, but the quinine is what creates its slightly bitter edge. Dubonnet had already been the favored tipple of Queen Elizabeth's mother.

Selecting the Best Gin for Your Dubonnet co*cktail

Classic London Dry Gin offers the perfect balance of herbaceous and floral notes that harmonize beautifully with Dubonnet's rich and aromatic profile. The Queen preferred Gordon's London dry gin in her Dubonnet co*cktails, with a slice of lemon!

Our Buckingham Palace dry gin has a unique royal origin, with many of its citrus and herbal notes sourced from botanicals gathered in the Buckingham Palace Gardens. Lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, and mulberry leaves are among the 12 botanicals hand-picked for the gin in the Gardens at Buckingham Palace.

Born as a medicinal drink, Dubonnet lately has been difficult to find on store shelves, because it is known widely to have been a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II — so much so, that in November 2021 the queen gave Dubonnet the Royal Warrant of Appointment, a recognition of regularly supplied goods or services to the ...

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Toast The Queen With Her Favorite co*cktail, Dubonnet And Gin

One particularly celebratory way to is with a toast—specifically with the Queen's favorite co*cktail, Dubonnet and gin.

Fancy something regal? Dubonnet Rouge is a rich, smooth fortified wine enjoyed by the Queen in a Gin and Dubonnet. This ceremonial sipper is bittersweet, herbal and slightly nutty. Lillet Rouge is similar, but has a gentle spice that I think the Queen would like.

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Queen Elizabeth II has carried on the tradition of drinking her late mother's preferred aperitif, Dubonnet and gin, imbibing the co*cktail every day before lunch as appetite-stimulator (although she's had to cut back in recent times so that she could be in top shape for her Platinum Jubilee).

Who drinks Dubonnet? ›

The Dubonnet co*cktail was said to be a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II and her mother, who preferred it served on the rocks. Serve it in chilled co*cktail glasses as an aperitif at your next dinner party to give your shindig a royal flair.

Queen Elizabeth II has carried on the tradition of drinking her late mother's preferred aperitif, Dubonnet and gin, imbibing the co*cktail every day before lunch as appetite-stimulator (although she's had to cut back in recent times so that she could be in top shape for her Platinum Jubilee).

“She'd be pickled if she drank that much,” he said, stating that the Queen “doesn't wake up in the morning and have a large gin and tonic”. “All I said was she likes a gin and Dubonnet. That's her favourite drink,” he added.

And no, it's not a gin and tonic. Gin and tonic may be a favourite tipple of the British, but for the Queen, the combination is just a little boring. The reigning royal is instead a major fan of a gin and Dubonnet.

The Queen likes it as 2-parts Dubonnet to 1-part Gin stirred and strained. With an addition of one lemon wedge and two ice cubes or one large ice cube.