Queen Elizabeth
Mid 1930s the Benedictine liqueur brand held a cocktail contest and the “Queen Elizabeth” was the winning entry by bartender Herbert L. Quick, naming the cocktail not after the monarch but his wife Elizabeth. This complex, herbaceous cocktail is perfectly balanced between tart and sweet, certainly worthy of flavour admiration and only 15% abv.Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
½ oz (15 ml) Bénédictine B&B
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
1 lime twist, for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a coupe glass in freezer for 5 minutes. In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine dry vermouth, B&B and lime juice. Shake vigorously, then fine strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with lime twist.