# Queen Elizabeth

Dry vermouth leads this brisk, lower-proof 1930s sour, with Bénédictine supplying honeyed herbs against a full measure of lime.

Strength: 19% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Dry vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/dry-vermouth.md) — Keep the opened bottle refrigerated and use it fresh.
- 22.5 ml [Bénédictine](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/benedictine.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Method

1. Shake all the ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Chrysanthemum](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/chrysanthemum.md): A lower-proof, vermouth-led classic scented with honeyed Bénédictine, absinthe, and orange.
- [Ford Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/ford-cocktail.md): Equal Old Tom gin and dry vermouth make a soft, wine-led nineteenth-century Martini branch, with mere dashes of Bénédictine and orange bitters supplying honeyed herbal detail.
- [Rome With a View](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rome-with-a-view.md): Campari and dry vermouth move from Americano territory into a lime sour before rich syrup and soda turn the whole thing into a low-proof Collins.
- [50/50 Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/50-50-martini.md): An equal-parts Martini that lets fresh dry vermouth share the foreground with gin, lifted by orange bitters.
- [Cardinale](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cardinale.md): A lean, dry Negroni relative pairing gin and dry vermouth with a measured dose of Campari.
- [Vermouth-Cassis](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/vermouth-cassis.md): Dry vermouth, blackcurrant liqueur, and soda make a light French highball whose vinous acidity keeps the dark fruit brisk rather than jammy.
- [Old Pal](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-pal.md): Equal rye, Campari, and dry vermouth make this modern Old Pal branch leaner and more austere than its Boulevardier cousin.
- [Satan’s Whiskers](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/satans-whiskers.md): The straight Savoy branch splits its gin with both vermouths and fresh orange, then deepens the compact, bittersweet result with Cognac-based Grand Marnier.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/queen-elizabeth
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/queen-elizabeth-4d9b1ce3.webp
- Recipe source: https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1937-Cafe-Royal-Cocktail-Book-Coronation-Edition/153/