Garnish:
Basil leaf
How to make:
STIR marmalade with gin in base of shaker to dissolve marmalade. Add lemon juice and lime cordial, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
2 1/2 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
1/4 fl oz | Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice) |
2 spoon | Orange marmalade |
1/4 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
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Review:
Orange marmalade both justifies the 'breakfast' prefix and adds complexity to this gimlet.
Variant:
History:
A riff on Salvatore Calabrese's Breakfast Martini created by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
Gimlet cocktail history
Nutrition:
One serving of Breakfast Gimlet contains 169 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.9 standard drinks
- 28.9% alc./vol. (57.8° proof)
- 26 grams of pure alcohol
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