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Queen Elizabeth

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David Wondrich
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queen elizabeth cocktail
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This early post-Prohibition concoction from Philadelphia is named for its creator's wife, not the monarch.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Dry vermouth (Noilly Prat)
  • 3/4 oz Bénédictine
  • 3/4 oz Fresh lime juice

Steps

  1. Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice.

  2. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.