Dubonnet is a French wine-based aperitif. It is made with red wine, herbs, and spices.
The word "Dubonnet" comes from the French word for "dark brown", which is a reference to the dark colour of the original recipe. Dubonnet was created in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet, a French chemist. Joseph Dubonnet's original recipe used quinine, which was added for its medicinal properties. The quinine gave Dubonnet its distinctive bitter flavour, which many people enjoy today.
Dubonnet was said to be the late Queen Mother's favourite tipple.
For an extra touch of class, why not follow Del Boy Trotter's example and order "Garçon, dos Dubonnet pore favore. Danke schon."?
Customer Rating
“After touring through a wide variety of vermouths, I found Dubonnet by chance and gave it a try. My first impression (mixed) altered so that I now have a bottle permanently available in the house, the only such drink to get that status. Dubonnet is delicious on its own, chilled and has a lovely balance of berry fruit sweetness followed by a tannic and bitter effect. It´s very well balanced which is why it has been so popular and also why it has been overlooked by those who want to try something more "interesting". I´ve tried those and liked them but keep coming back to Dubonnet because it hits the spot, I don´t get tired of it and it makes lovely cocktails such as the Arnaud´s Special and as an alternative to red vermouth in a Rob Roy. Dubonnet is way nicer than a lot of boring red wine and never a gamble ”
richard
I have been drinking this since 1955 as did the late queen mother and her two daughters. The palate and longevity of the two Elizabeth's does justice to this which I drink with an equal portion of good gin and two cubes of ice (which I make in ice cube bags with the juice of two lemons to 300ml water). Margaret was an addict to nicotociana so despite the medicinal benefits of Dubonnet that lovely and musically talented lady succumbed too early.
Love it with gin and ice. None of the supermarkets are selling it now! Sweet Martini just isn't the same.
Dubonnet is now almost impossible to buy in Australia. Have been drinking it for 30 years. Thank you Master of Malt
it's the best ,i'm drinking it since 1972
Yes, it's a hard to find since pernod-ricard has decided it doesn't worth a dime to keep it on the market - especially in France - Shame on that holding and thanks to MoM to keep a bottle totally new for me but tasty anyhow.
