Queens (cocktail)
Type of cocktail
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The Queens cocktail is a variant on the perfect martini, with the addition of pineapple juice and sometimes lemon juice.[1] Its closest relative is the more popular Bronx, which contains orange juice rather than pineapple.
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TypeCocktail
Ingredients
- 6 parts Gin
- 3 parts Sweet Red Vermouth
- 3 parts Dry Vermouth
- 4 parts Pineapple juice
Base spiritGin
Standard drinkwareCocktail glass
| Type | Cocktail |
|---|---|
| Ingredients |
|
| Base spirit | Gin |
| Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
| Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
| Preparation | Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Strain into chilled martini or cocktail glass. |
It can be found as early as 1930, in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book; Craddock's text lists it as a "Queen's Cocktail".[2]
