Elizabeth II, who died Thursday (8) at the age of 96, went down in history for obvious reasons. But in addition to property issues, there are more curious emotions than “people like us” that have attracted attention. between them Corgi dog breedto use Always glamorous clothes And it has an alcoholic ritual.
They say they swallowed Four doses dailyFrom before lunch until bedtime. With a taste similar to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s “royal thrones”, she liked drinks that used gin – one of Britain’s glories – as a base.
aware of the latter Fun fact, The Dorchester Hotel in London created a drink in her honor. Elizabeth had been in the luxury establishment since childhood to organize parties and royal banquets. It was also there that her engagement to Philip took place.
The drink was launched in February, the same period as the Platinum Jubilee, festivities held in early 2022 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its tenure.
Entitled Purple Reign, it uses ingredients inspired by the four countries that make up the UK and is served at The Bar at a cost of £15. Value equates to R$89 – expensive compared to our caipirinhas and a bargain for those paying the daily rate, which comes to nearly R$6,000.
Learn the recipe
Purple era
Purple Reign in honor of Queen Elizabeth II
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Ingredients
- 35 ml of Irish whiskey
- 10 milliliters of wine soaked in pears
- 20 milliliters of English raspberry drink
- Scotch whiskey spray
- Lemon peel (a piece of the peel without the white part)
Preparation mode
Before starting the drink, it is necessary to soak the wine, put it in a jar with peeled pears. The idea is to let the fruit flavors transfer to the drink for a few days in the refrigerator and then filter the liquid and store it in another bottle.
For a cocktail, add ice to a glass. Next, whiskey, vermouth and raspberry liqueur. shake well. Strain the cocktail into a martini glass. To finish, put a small portion of Scotch whiskey in a spray bottle and spray it once over the drink. Roll the lemon peel over the glass and dip in the drink for garnish.
to whet your appetite
zaza drink
The Queen at The Dorchester Luxury Hotel
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Before lunch, to sharpen the royal palate, His Highness inaugurated work on this drink called Zaza.
Ingredients
- 60ml Dubonnet (wine-based aperitif)
- 30 ml of gin
- Lemon peel (a piece of the peel without the white part)
Preparation mode
Pour both drinks into a cocktail shaker and shake it with plenty of ice. Pour liquid into a pre-chilled martini glass. Roll the lemon peel over the glass and pour it into the drink for garnish.
Classic on the table
dry martini
Dry Martini: A Classic Cocktail
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Plus a glass or two of sparkling wine before going to bed and sweet fortified wine from candyThe Queen loves to eat in the company of a dry martini, the well-known cup-shaped drink and dipped olives.
Ingredients
- 150 ml of gin
- 25 milliliters of dry vermouth
- ice Cube
- 1 olive
Preparation mode
In a mixing glass filled with ice, add the gin and vermouth. Stir in circles until mixture is very cold. Pour the mixture into the same container, filtering the liquid. Garnish with olives stuck to a toothpick and serve.
