Hell Diver cocktail

[Celerity]

The classic mix of gin and red quinquina (see Dubonnet Cocktail No. 1 and Zaza), enhanced by chocolate and dashes of bitters.

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/39092/hell-diver



History: Adapted from a recipe in London Pipe Shops 1937 book How to Properly Mix Drinks.

Ingredients:
60 ml Hayman's London Dry Gin from freezer
22.5 ml Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
7.5 ml De Kuyper White Crème de Cacao
2 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe

Prepare:
Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

[quaint]

1. Good grief!

[Celerity]

2. ?

[quaint]

3. I don't indulge so I wondered about the drinks combined exotic (to me) alcohols.

Apologies, I shouldn't have posted the words that jumped to mind.

[Celerity]

4. All good, I just was unsure what you meant.

[ThreeNoSeep]

5. Videogame culture?

Helldivers II?

[Celerity]

8. The Hell Diver cocktail has been around since at least the 1930s.

[mwmisses4289]

6. Had never heard of quinquina had to look it up.

[Celerity]

7. Dubonnet (a brand of quinquina) was Queen Elizabeth II's (and her mum's) favourite drink.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/feb/01/queen-mother-cocktail

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/11/queens-favourite-drink-gets-royal-warrant/