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Brett Gibbons

Cocktail fans and corgi owners to benefit from Greene King Jubilee giveaway

Pub operator Greene King will add an extra special cocktail to its city centre and town menus to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The ‘Queen’s Tipple’ is a resurrection of the classic French aperitif the Zaza, a mixture of Dubonnet and Beefeater London Dry Gin, which the monarch is said to enjoy during special occasions.

Once popular in mid 19 th Century and also enjoyed by the Queen Mother, the cocktail is a rich, fruity, and slightly bitter-sweet drink served straight and sipped. And to recognise, to Her Majesty’s love of Corgis, dog-friendly pub chain Greene King, will give anyone who visits participating pubs during the Jubilee weekend with a Corgi and/or Corgi memorabilia a ‘Queen’s Tipple’ on the house.

Alex Dawson, business unit director for Urban Pubs at Greene King, said: “The Platinum Jubilee will be one of the biggest bank holidays this year and we really wanted to do something to celebrate the occasion and honour Her Majesty who has given us all 70 years of service. What better way to do that than with her favourite drink and her favourite dogs?

“We’ve given the Zaza a modern twist with a new name, it’s a beautiful drink which is very rarely seen on menus these days, so it’s great that we can bring it back and allow people to raise a glass to Her Majesty. Like the Queen, we’re big dog lovers, with the majority of our urban pubs being dog friendly, so we thought getting Corgis involved would be a fun way to celebrate and we know our teams are looking forward to welcoming our four-legged friends and their owners.”

The ‘Queen’s Tipple’ will be complimentary for those who visit a town or city-centre pub across England, Wales and Edinburgh from Thursday June 2 – Sunday June 5 - as long as they have a Corgi or Corgi merchandise in tow.

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