For example, ‘Punch Romain à la Carpathia,’ believed to be the last libation served aboard Titanic, is inspired by Commodore Sir Arthur Rostron who led the rescue of Titanic survivors. It features Advocaat as the signature ingredient.
And ‘Over the Top' is inspired by Commodore Sir James Charles (1865-1928). Known for doing things on a grand scale, this commodore’s dinner parties aboard Aquitania were renowned as opulent social affairs, and this aromatic and refreshing cocktail made for sharing is extravagantly presented.
The recent $132m remastering of Queen Mary 2 provided an opportunity to add contemporary enhancements to the bars fleetwide, and one of the first is the transformed flagship cocktail menu for the Commodore Club.
Cunard worked with illustrator Lauren Crowe to bring to life the seven knighted commodores in intricate pencil illustrations. Accompanying these is a set of monograms crafted to represent each individual commodore, subtly referencing an aspect of his story.
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