Fortified Wines

Dubonnet

Fortified Wine
14.8% ABV
30 drinks

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.

Is this for me?

Choose this if…

✓You want the depth and complexity of fortified wine.

Skip if…

✗You prefer neutral spirits or unfortified wine.

At a Glance

42 kcalCalories

14.8%ABV

2.4gSugar

3.6gCarbs

Fortified WineType

30Recipes

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

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.

Ways to use dubonnet

Cocktails (30)

Flavour profile

HerbalSpiceSweetWine

Recipes using this

Observed quantities

Observed in single-serve recipes: middle half 29.57–59.15 ml; median 59.15 ml.

In the measured recipes in this dataset — from 24 observed uses.

Scoped nutrition

Calories (per 100 ml): 140
Sugar (per 100 ml): 8 g
Carbs (per 100 ml): 12 g

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

Diet compatibility

Gluten-FreeCompatible
KetoLimited
Low-CarbLimited
Low-SugarLimited
VeganCompatible
VegetarianCompatible

Based on the listed ingredient only — a public recipe facet, not medical, allergy or coeliac advice. Specific brands and preparation can change compatibility.

Commonly observed with

GinDry Vermouth

Observed co-use in the reviewed recipe corpus — not a universal pairing recommendation.

Trust & methodology

Canonical ingredient/component authority assembled from reviewed identity, recipe, flavour, nutrition, diet and substitution evidence. Observed quantities and co-use patterns are descriptive, not prescriptions or universal recommendations.

Evidence last updated: 2026-07-14T04:59:48.489162+00:00

Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.

Dubonnet — common questions

What are the most popular cocktails made with Dubonnet?: Top-ranked cocktails made with Dubonnet include Dubonnet Cocktail, Dubonnet Fizz, Dubonnet Highball. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.