Dubonnet Aperitif Wine, 75 cl (Packaging may vary)

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The House of Malt describes it as being a “well-balanced aperitif with rich berry fruit balanced by mild quinine bitterness and spice.

Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Before Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in June, Dubonnet sold out for a period, Waitrose revealed, and sales were up 50 per cent on last year. Known as the Royal Dubonnet Cocktail favoured by the Queen, the recipe includes two parts Dubonnet to one part Gin, two cubes of ice and a slice of lemon with the pips taken out.Have been drinking Dubonnet (with gin or bitter lemon) since I was 15 and still think it's the best, most refreshing aperitif nearly 50 years later. If you do require precise ingredient information you should consult the manufacturer, whose contact details will appear on the packaging or label. Dubonnet’s red grapes come from France’s Roussillon region and they are made into a fortified red wine and then flavoured with an exotic infusion of botanicals comprising barks (including quinine and cinnamon), herbs, roots, peels and flowers.

Also much like her mother, the Queen drinks it as a cocktail combining 70% Dubonnet with 30% Gin and a wedge of lemon under the ice. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Recent news regarding the Queen and her Dubonnet stated that while the Queen was on her way to Lords to watch the second ashes test, there was major panic as the only bottle of Dubonnet left in the royal cellar was out of condition. After the service, a procession be led toward Hyde Park Corner, before the coffin is transported to Windsor for a committal service, and then later a small, private ceremony for the Royal Family.

Dubonnet’s combination of herbs, spice and peels with fortified wine and the medicinal quinine made a vast difference, and it went on to become a highly fashionable drink during the middle of the last century.

King Charles will be joined by the Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward following the coffin. First sold in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet in response to a competition by the French Government to encourage soldiers to drink quinine to help combat malaria.

While it originated in France, you can find it for sale in many countries including the United States, United Kingdom and others.

It is reputedly the favourite drink of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a Dubonnet and gin (2:1) with ice and lemon. Please note, whilst the majority of parcels sent on this service are received next day, this is not guaranteed. Mix Gordon’s London Dry Gin with tonic over ice and garnish with a juicy lime wedge for a delicious and refreshing tasting G and T!Naturally flavoured by plants and spices, this elegant wine-based aperitif from France is patiently aged in oak barrels in cool, dark cellars. It is a sweet wine-based aperitif blend of fortified wine, herbs, spices and a small amount of Quinine. The final few people observing the Queen lying-in-state trickled through Westminster Hall at about 6.