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Dubonnet is a sweet, aromatised wine–based aperitif with 15% alcohol by volume.〔 It is a blend of fortified wine, herbs, and spices (including a small amount of quinine), with fermentation being stopped by the addition of alcohol. The brand is currently produced in France, and in the USA by Heaven Hill Distilleries of Bardstown, Kentucky. The company says it is the "number-one selling aperitif brand in the United States".〔 ==History== Dubonnet was first sold in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet, in response to a competition run by the French Government to find a way of persuading French Foreign Legionnaires in North Africa to drink quinine.〔 Quinine combats malaria but is very bitter. The brand ownership was taken over by Pernod Ricard in 1976. It was re-popularised in late 1970s by an advertising campaign starring Pia Zadora. It is available in Rouge, Blanc and Gold (vanilla and orange) varieties. Dubonnet is also widely known by the advertisement slogan of the French graphic designer Cassandre "Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet", which still can be found on walls of houses in France. The brand later became owned by Heaven Hill.〔 Dubonnet has been said to be similar to Buckfast Tonic Wine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dubonnet )〕 Dubonnet is commonly mixed with lemonade or bitter lemon, and forms part of many cocktails. Reputedly Dubonnet is a favourite beverage of: * Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who liked gin and Dubonnet: 30% gin, 70% Dubonnet with a slice of lemon under the ice. She once noted before a trip, "I think that I will take two small bottles of Dubonnet and gin with me this morning, in case it is needed."〔〕 * Queen Elizabeth II, who likes two-parts Dubonnet and one-part gin with two cubes of ice and a lemon slice before lunch every day. * Nelson Rockefeller, whose taste for alcohol was moderate, would an occasional glass of Dubonnet on the rocks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dubonnet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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