Queen Elizabeth’s Favorite Tipple Sells Out as Fans Toast Her With Cocktails
Shops in Britain and Australia report record sales of fortified wine Dubonnet, which the late queen liked to mix with gin.
Anwar Hussein
Raise your glasses to Her Majesty the Queen with her favorite cocktail: two parts Dubonnet to one part gin, with a slice of lemon and a couple of ice cubes. The late Queen Elizabeth’s go-to tipple, a French fortified wine with herbs and spices, has been flying off the shelves after her death last Thursday, with stores in both the U.K. and Australia running out of supplies. The queen shared her love of a “gin & Dubonnet” with her own mother, who died in 2002 at the age of 101. Last year, the drink was awarded a Royal Warrant, as a mark of her approval.
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