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Breakfast Special Marmalade Martini
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Breakfast Special Marmalade Martini
Photographed in a Retro Coupe
| 3 barspoon | Orange marmalade |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1⁄2 oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Strucchi Bianco Vermouth |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- STIR 3 flat barspoons (or 1 heaped spoon) of marmalade with gin in base of shaker to dissolve the marmalade. (It helps to break down if you push the marmalade into the sides of the tin.)
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
- Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Due to its inclusion of vermouth, this Neo Martini is more befitting the 'Martini' moniker than a standard Breakfast Martini. The name also pays homage to Harry Craddock's Marmalade Cocktail, which inspired this recipe. (And, a proper English breakfast should always be served with an egg. or at least an egg white!)
History:
A riff on the Marmalade Cocktail in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. Created by yours truly in April 2024 at The Clocktower, Rye, England.
MARMALADE COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
(6 people)
By its bittersweet taste this cocktail is especially suited to be a luncheon aperitif. Place the following mixture in the shaker :
2 Dessertspoonsful Orange Marmalade.
The Juice of 1 big or 2 small Lemons.
4 Glasses Gin.
Shake carefully and pour out, squeezing a piece of orange rind into each glass.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 20.29% alc./vol. (20.29° proof)
- 21.3 grams of pure alcohol
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Breakfast/brunch cocktails
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- More Sours (citrus) cocktails
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I made it in the Nutribullet to whizz up the marmalade.
Didn't use egg white, so maybe not as attractive.
Would be nice topped up with prosecco.