The Queen’s ‘favourite cocktail’ is the perfect summer drink – and it’s super easy to make
With warmer climes taking over as summer rears its head, many of us are whiling away the hours with socially distanced gatherings, and we’ve found the perfect serve for your next rendezvous and it’s reportedly The Queen’s favourite!
The 94 year old monarch is reportedly a big fan of gin, and Her Majesty's former chef Darren McGrady told CNN: “She likes a gin and Dubonnet. That's her favourite drink.”
And for those of you who want to drink what the royals do then fear not, it’s not even hard to make!
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Etiquette expert William Hanson took to Instagram to share that the drink is a “refreshingly fruity drink with a slightly bitter edge,” whilst adding that the tipple was also a favourite of the late Queen Mother.
How do you make it?
It’s a very straightforward drink to serve up. First, grab a glass – a tumbler or a wine glass is recommended – and throw in three ice cubes. Then, add one part gin (the Queen’s favourite is supposedly Gordon’s) followed by two parts of fortified red wine Dubonnet.
The drink is then finished off with a fresh slice of lemon. Et voila!
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The Queen’s former chef also recently revealed her favourite food too, detailing that she doesn’t like garlic!
He said during a Q&A on his YouTube channel: "The Queen doesn't like garlic, we could never use it at Buckingham Palace."
There are foods that the Queen does like, recalled Darren, who was celebrating reaching the 25,000 subscriber milestone, and that is potted shrimp.
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"There's foods the Queen does love though and it's all the produce off their estate, especially Balmoral Castle," he explained.
Later the chef, who trained at the prestigious The Savoy Hotel, added: "They're little brown shrimp harvested from Morecambe (in Lancashire) and they're cooked and marinated in this secret spicy butter.
"The Queen would have it with warm toast and when you spread it the butter melts and you have this beautiful shrimp as well. You need to look them up to try them."
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