Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif - Caravan Wines & Spirits

Byrrh & Dubonnet

Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif

Style Aperitif
Producer Byrrh & Dubonnet
Origin Roussillon (Byrrh — Thuir) + Île-de-France (Dubonnet)
$38 / btl
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What it tastes like.

From its origins with the French Foreign Legion to the legions of modern mixologists still using it today, Dubonnet Rouge Aperitif Wine has been a staple on the cocktail landscape since its introduction in 1846.
Created by Parisian chemist/wine merchant Joseph Dubonnet as a means to make quinine more palatable for the soldiers battling malaria in North Africa, Dubonnet's mix of fortified wine, a proprietary blend of herbs, spices and peels, and the medicinal quinine is a recipe that has earned it legendary status in the world of sophisticated drinks.
Delicious on the rocks or in a Negroni as your sweet vermouth.

14.8% ABV

750ml

The house

About Byrrh & Dubonnet.

Roussillon (Byrrh — Thuir) + Île-de-France (Dubonnet) ·Est. 1846

Byrrh and Dubonnet are two French quinquina aperitif brands acquired by Pernod Ricard in 1976. Dubonnet was first sold in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet, originally formulated for French Foreign Legionnaires in North Africa to make their quinine ration palatable. Byrrh was created in 1866 by the Violet brothers in Thuir, Roussillon, and was France's best-selling aperitif brand by 1935 with around 35 million litres in annual sales. Both are cinchona-bittered fortified wines made with red wine, mistelle and quinine.

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At the table

How to pour it.

  • Temperature

    7–10°C. Over ice with a peel for the aperitif moment.

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