Best Substitutes for Dubonnet Rouge

Out of Dubonnet Rouge? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

Dubonnet Rouge — other used in cocktails

Original Ingredient

Dubonnet Rouge

Other 14.80% ABV Rich, ruby-red nose with quinine, herbs, and dark berry fruit. Palate is bittersweet with wine body, orange peel, and aromatic spice depth. Long, complex finish with lingering bitterness.

Recommended Substitutes

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Sweet Vermouth

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Rosso Vermouth

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Campari

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.