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FROM: Disney Drunkard Published Sundays
English Rose
The Rose & Crown Pub in the United Kingdom Pavilion of the World Showcase may be best-known for its fish and chips, but it's not the fish I fancy, especially on chilly nights - rather, it's a comely lass known to her sloshy faithful as English Rose.
The English Rose is a crisp, refreshing cocktail served at EPCOT's Rose & Crown Pub.
Possibly named after the Tudor Rose, an English heraldic emblem, the drink is mixed with Beefeater gin, apricot brandy, sweet vermouth, pineapple, and orange and cranberry juice. For that authentic English pub feel, it comes in a souvenir cup.
The alcohol in gin is flavored with juniper berries, which give it a crisp, slightly tart flavor. Beefeater Gin is distilled not only with juniper berries but also with coriander seeds, almonds, oranges, lemon peel, and a few other botanicals. The Beefeater brand, though well-known, is not top quality gin: if it were a beer, it'd be Budweiser.
Gin is essential for traditional martinis, but even if you don't like martinis, you might like the English Rose, because the taste of the gin is blanketed beneath the other ingredients. All that apricot brandy and fruit juice take away a bit of the bite.
Having a go with English Rose will set you back $10.50. The souvenir cup is yours to keep, and Rose won't mind if you use it later for ginger ale.
If you'd like to whip (up) English Rose at home, here's the recipe:
- 2 oz Gin
- 2 oz Apricot Brandy
- 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 2 oz Orange Juice
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz Cranberry Juice
Don't forget the cranberry juice! It gives Rose her rosy glow.
The image of English Rose is courtesy of Karin [DizNeeat].
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- The Disney Drunkard main page, where the bar is always open.
