Three Lions (on the shirt)
Ingredients
- 1 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄2 oz Bols Blue Curaçao
- 1⁄3 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
- 1⁄4 oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
- 1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
- 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of red rose petal.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with rose petal floated on cocktail.
Nutrition:
One serving of Three Lions (on the shirt) contains 127 calories
History:
Created in July 2021 by yours truly and named after the Three Lions song, in turn, named after the emblem of the England football team, worn on the player's shirts since the first international against Scotland in 1872.
Along with the three lions, England's team logo depicts ten rosettes, symbolising the rose of Lancaster, the official emblem of England. Fortuitously, the English Football Association also resides at London's Lancaster Gate. There are ten rosettes to represent the ten regions with a seat on the FA Council.
The three lions emblem derives from the Royal Arms of England, which originated with Richard I (1189–1199), the first of the Plantagenet kings who ruled from 1154. Better known as King Richard the Lionheart, the three lions represented his positions as King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Duke of Aquitaine. The three lions appeared on the Royal Arms of every succeeding monarch.
Review:
A blue-rinsed riff on the Tarling's 1933 competition winning Red Lion, created with the hope of celebrating another English win. There is one orange-flavoured liqueur for each of the three lions. Sip between singing choruses of
"It's coming home, it's coming home,
It's coming football's coming home
It's coming home, it's coming home
It's coming football's coming home."
