Cheers to these Coronation cocktails
- Coronation-themed drinks will impress your guests and are a doddle to make
- READ MORE: Experts reveal Royals’ etiquette secrets
With the Coronation and a long weekend to celebrate, it’s the perfect excuse to get out the cocktail shakers.
But if you think cocktail-mixing means faff and mess, fear not. These Coronation-themed drinks will impress your guests and are a doddle to make.
Each is inspired by a royal connection, from the King’s reputedly favourite tipple to a twist on the original Coronation Cocktail created for King Edward VII.
Each is inspired by a royal connection, from the King’s reputedly favourite tipple to a twist on the original Coronation Cocktail created for King Edward VII
Coronation No 1 Cocktail
This is an updated version of the original 1902 recipe that, in 1930, appeared in The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock.
Essentially a sherry-based cocktail, it brings together Fino sherry, white vermouth, orange and a dash of cherry. A perfect pre-prandial drink.
This is an updated version of the original 1902 recipe that, in 1930, appeared in The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock
Cheers to that! These Coronation-themed drinks will impress your guests and are a doddle to make
Ingredients
40ml fino sherry
40ml dry vermouth
1 tsp maraschino liqueur
2 dashes orange bitters
Orange peel, to garnish
Method: Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until the outside wall feels cold to the touch. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Rub rim with a twisted strip of orange peel, then drop it into the glass.
God Save the Gimlet
The late Queen Mother was also partial to a Gin and It, the ‘It’ being a sweet Italian vermouth
The Royal Family have long favoured gin. One of the late Queen’s favourite cocktails was Dubonnet and gin (usually served as two parts Dubonnet to one part gin, with a slice of lemon and lots of ice).
The late Queen Mother was also partial to a Gin and It, the ‘It’ being a sweet Italian vermouth.
London gin-maker Sipsmith has created a Coronation Gin with rosehip, cardamom, chamomile and orange peel. The spirit is rested in Laphroaig whisky casks, one of His Majesty’s favourite tipples, before bottling. This recipe is for the classic Gimlet, ideal for summer sipping with its refreshing lime.
Ingredients
50ml Sipsmith Coronation Gin (£35, sipsmith.com)
20ml fresh lime juice
15ml brown sugar syrup
Method: To make the brown sugar syrup, put equal parts brown sugar and water in a saucepan and gently heat until the sugar has dissolved. Store in a jar in the fridge until needed.
When you’re ready to make the cocktail, shake all ingredients together in a shaker with ice. Strain into a glass, preferably a coupe, and garnish with a twist of lime.
Kir Royale
Originally a French drink of champagne and creme de cassis, this recipe uses English sparkling wine from Camel Valley in Cornwall
Perhaps one of the simplest and most impressive cocktails, this really is a party in a glass. Originally a French drink of champagne and creme de cassis, this recipe uses English sparkling wine from Camel Valley in Cornwall, the first, in 2018, to be granted a royal warrant by the then Prince of Wales.
The cassis is made from UK blackcurrants fermented with champagne yeasts, then blended with vodka by award-winning White Heron in Herefordshire.
The quantities are a guide but if you like your drinks a little sweeter, just add more cassis.
Ingredients
Camel Valley Brut NV, £32.99, Waitrose
White Heron British Cassis, £21, Waitrose
Method: Pour 15ml cassis into a chilled flute and top up with chilled sparkling wine. Garnish with a frozen blackberry.
Regal Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned is a classic cocktail of bourbon, sugar, bitters and a touch of citrus. This Coronation twist uses Laphroaig whisky from the isle of Islay
The Old Fashioned is a classic cocktail of bourbon, sugar, bitters and a touch of citrus. This Coronation twist uses Laphroaig whisky from the isle of Islay, reputedly King Charles’s favourite Scotch (£30, Tesco).
It’s deceptively simple to make but packed with flavour — and just as good after dinner as at the beginning of the evening.
Ingredients
50ml Laphroaig 10 year old
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp sugar/ sugar cube
Lemon or orange peel
Method: Put the sugar in a tumbler and pour over the bitters. Mix with a muddler (a pestle or end of a rolling pin will do), then add whisky and ice cubes. Garnish with a twist of orange or lemon peel.
White Sangria fit for a Queen
As The daughter of a wine merchant, it’s not surprising that Queen Camilla loves wine. This wine-based cocktail is quick to make and English white wine is the start
As The daughter of a wine merchant, it’s not surprising that Queen Camilla loves wine. She is a champion of the UK’s wine industry and president of the United Kingdom Vineyards Association.
This wine-based cocktail is quick to make and English white wine is the start. Use any you like but the Bacchus grape makes a particularly good base with its English hedgerow characters. Pitcher perfect!
Ingredients
1 peach
200g strawberries
1 Granny Smith apple
Handful of fresh mint leaves
1 bottle English white wine (try Specially Selected English Bacchus, £9.99, Aldi)
100ml elderflower cordial
300ml soda/sparkling water
Method: Chop and slice the fruit and put it into a jug along with the mint, elderflower cordial and plenty of ice. Pour in the bottle of chilled white wine and top up with soda or sparkling water to taste. Serve immediately so the fruit doesn’t go soggy.
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