Dubonnet
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Choose this if…
- ✓You want the depth and complexity of fortified wine.
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- ✗You prefer neutral spirits or unfortified wine.
What is Dubonnet?
Dubonnet is an aromatised fortified wine used in aperitif drinks and classic stirred cocktails. It adds wine-like sweetness, herbal bitterness and gentle spice, especially alongside gin, brandy, citrus and bitters.
What does Dubonnet taste like?
Sweet, herbal and wine-like, with notes of red fruit, spice, quinine-like bitterness and citrus peel. Dubonnet pairs with gin, brandy, lemon, orange, bitters, vermouth-style ingredients and aperitif drinks.
Dubonnet profile
Best used for: sours, refreshing drinks, aromatic cocktails, tropical drinks
- Appears in 24 recipes
- Has 4 common substitutes
Best For
Best With Dubonnet
Drink Profile
Best for
- Aperitif occasions
- Classic cocktails
- Food pairings
- Best with gin
- Best with brandy
- Best with lemon juice
Substitutes & similar
Possible substitutes for Dubonnet
Substitutes
How to swap Dubonnet
When replacing Dubonnet, match dryness, sweetness and herbal or wine-like depth. A different fortified wine can make a stirred drink feel sharper, richer or more bitter.
When to choose it
When to choose Dubonnet
Choose Dubonnet when a cocktail needs wine-like body, dryness, sweetness or herbal depth. It is often better for stirred and aperitif-style drinks than for tall refreshers.
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Do not choose Dubonnet when...
Do not choose Dubonnet when you want a neutral background ingredient. Fortified wines add body, aroma and wine-like structure that can change the whole drink.
What it is
What kind of fortified wine is Dubonnet?
Dubonnet adds wine-like body, aroma and structure. It is useful in stirred drinks and aperitif-style recipes.
Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.