To think the Queen had strange taste in drinks?

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I was watching a documentary about what the royals eat - and it was mentioned that the late Queen's favourite drink was equal measures of Gordon's gin and Dubonnet, with a couple of ice cubes. Well, I thought - I've never had Dubonnet, so why not give it a try? I've never been a fan of gin, but thought that maybe the Dubonnet improved the taste in some way. It did not. The drink is bitter and slightly sour. Does anyone drink this and really like it? I'm surprised that, with access to literally any drink on the planet, the Queen chose this. I certainly shan't be drinking it again!

Plymouth sloe gin with a kick like a moorland pony and bitter lemon. Best drunk whilst in the chair right up against the open fire of the Dolphin (a few yards from the distillery) when it's absolutely freezing outside.

Proper job, that.

I like gin and Dubonnet.

Gawd bless you, your Majesties. Hic.

Was hoping to see some G&Diva’s pipe up! Never tried dubonnet but always wanted to as I really like bitter drinks.

This thread just makes me think of the G & Divas!

This is incredibly outing, as I tell this story to everyone, but I drank what the dearly departed queen left behind of her G&D after a visit while cleaning up. The ice had obviously melted, so it was very watered down, but by god it was still strong. Not my idea of a lunch time drink at all.

Otherwise, 100% would drink again. Love a bitter drink.

'Give me the D'.....

Was my first thought when I saw this thread!

A tampon?!!!

My Mum used to drink Dubonnet and lemonade in the 70s. Also Cinzano- I used to think she was very sophisticated 😂 I’ve never tried either of them as I’m pretty certain I wouldn’t like them- I don’t really enjoy spirits/aperitifs/liqueurs at all.

I quite like it but I like bitter drinks

Bit of Campari in that and then dilute the lot with some Prosecco and you've got yourself a nice long drink. Although you'll be shitfaced after a couple.

Well maybe she wanted to slow her gin consumption for moderation’s sake. Gin being something of a favourite family tipple.

Me too! Cheers (no clinking) 🥂😁

G&Diva here too! Decided to try gin and Dubonnet one summer evening with a friend and had to be helped into bed 😂 it’s truly rocket fuel and not to be downed the way I drank it.

I’ve never tried Dubonnet but this thread has taken me back to the early 70s and its ad with the beautiful song Baïlèro which made me think it must be wonderful. ‘Dubonnet, s’il vous plait…’

Dubonnet was posh Martini/Cinzano

🤣🤣🤣 that's what I thought too! Then decided I needed to google it, but forgot until I read your post

When I was a student, I worked weekends at an upmarket Airport Hotel restaurant. They got the contract when Liz and Phil came to open a new factory and have lunch in the local town hall. Before sitting down, the head waiter approached her with a selection of her usual tipples on a tray, just so he wouldn't have to address her! Can't remember what was on the tray but along with gin and tonic, I'm sure there was a half pint of something. Philipp, of course, required no such niceties!

Having a drink that doesn't taste too good, is one way to control drinking excessive amounts.
Personally I fing the super sweet easy on the palette drinks too morish.

It was fashionable when she was young and that’s what she decided she liked ? Cocktails then tended towards to bitter rather than the sugary ones of later decades - every cocktail cabinet (or drinks shelf )had Angostora bitters . I haven’t got a sweet tooth and my tastes inclined to the Campari end of the taste spectrum. I had Dubonnet once, at an 18th birthday party - think someone must have swiped it from a parent’s store as it wasn’t something teenagers drank - and the hangover was so spectacular that I could barely hear the word Dubonnet for years without wincing

I tried it off the back of the podcast, it's delicious, but rocket fuel as others have said! Drink it SLOWLY

Dubonnet has gone out of fashion but it will come back just like gin has. My nan( similar ahe to the Queen) used to like it with lemonade.

If she was partial to bitter cocktails, little likelihood of her asking for 'Sex on the Beach,' which may have been interesting.

Ah, Angostura Bitters! I used to love a pink gin over crushed ice in the summer, often turned into a long drink with either lemonade or tonic depending on mood, & a splash of lemon juice. So very refreshing on a hot day.

Delicious but not popular now. She was of her time.