Supermarkets were running out of ingredients to make the cocktail enjoyed by the Queen as Her Majesty was laid to rest. Like the Queen Mother, the late monarch is said to have favoured a Dubonnet and gin.
Mourners hoping to raise a glass to Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral were met with empty shelves when looking for a key ingredient needed to make the simple cocktail.
After House of Malt sold out of Dubbonet, a wine-based French apéritif, the Mirror found the drink was also unavailable on the Tesco website on the morning of the Queen's funeral. The shortage comes after a BBC reporter pointed out that shelves in a Waitrose had completely sold out of the stuff.
