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The Queen Isabel II She was known, among many other things, for her fondness for some alcoholic beverages. It is known that the late monarch drank four glasses throughout the day; among which stands out the call Dubonnet cocktail. Here we tell you the story of his passion for this drink.
The custom was inherited from his mother, also known as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyonin whose honor in United Kingdom the cocktail is usually also known by the name of Queen Mother (Queen mother).
Very popular in that country, it is prepared with Dubonnet, a sweet and flavored French aperitif made from wine, ice and gin. It is served in a short glass with orange or lemon peel.
The mother of King Carlos III used to drink a cocktail with gin before lunch, accompanying her meals with a glass of wine or champagne in the evening.
Favorite pre-lunch cocktail
The monarch receives “her first cocktail just before lunch and it is made with gin and Dubonnet (sweet wine) with a slice of lemon peel and lots of ice,” the royal chef revealed. Darren McGrady, who cooked for her from 1982 to 1993, to the magazine Business Insider.
According to ABC Newsthe favorite recipe of the wife of Philip of Edinburgh It has two parts Dubonnet Rouge, one part Gordon’s gin, one slice of lemon peel and two ice cubes.
It should be noted that when the monarch died, supermarkets were left without Dubonnet, as many Britons used it to toast in her honor; as reported The nation.
Likewise, among the alcoholic beverages that the grandmother of the princes william and harrythere was a cocktail that could not be missing: a dry martiniapparently this is also the favorite drink of his eldest son, King Carlos III.
According to Margaret Rhodes, the sovereign’s cousin, she also liked to drink a glass of champagne before going to bed.
They advised him to give up alcohol
Before her death and close to celebrating the platinum jubilee of Elizabeth II, the doctors recommended that she stop drinking alcoholic beverages, they allowed her to do so only on special occasions, as they wanted the monarch’s health to be optimal.
“The queen has been advised to give up her nightly drink, which is usually a Martini,” said a family friend. “Not that it’s a big deal for her, she’s not a big drinker, but it seems a little unfair that at this point in her life she has to give up one of her few pleasures,” he added.
Elizabeth II died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, at the age of 96.