Source: | Simon Difford |
Sourcelink: | https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/all-shook-up-cocktail-expert-simon-difford-reveals-his-yuletide-recipes-1038128.html |
Breakfast martini | |
Type: | cocktail |
Gin: | yes |
Served: | straight |
Garnish: | lemon twist |
Drinkware: | cocktail |
Ingredients: | 2 shots (50 ml) gin 3/4 shot (18.75 ml) Cointreau or triple sec 3/4 shot fresh lemon juice 1 spoon orange marmalade |
Prep: | Mix or shake in cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Strain into glass and serve. |
A breakfast martini is a marmalade cocktail with gin, marmalade, orange liqueur, and lemon juice (in place of vermouth), created by bartender Salvatore Calabrese.[1]
The drink was invented in 1996 at the Library Bar at the Lanesborough Hotel in London, England.[2] A similar drink, the Marmalade Cocktail, was invented in the 1920s by Harry Craddock and published in his standard reference book, the Savoy Cocktail Book.[3]
The name has been applied to various other martini-style drinks as well.[4]
It is not a true martini, but is one of many drinks that incorporate the term martini into their names.