Breakfast martini explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: San Francisco Chronicle. Mother's Little Helpers. Jon Bonné . 2007-05-11.
  2. News: New York Times. A Toast to No Toast . Jonathan Miles. 2007-12-16.
  3. News: Simon Difford reveals his seasonal cocktail recipes. Belfast Telegraph. 2008-12-27. Simon Difford.
  4. News: Brunch punch. Boston Globe. Jenn Abelson. 2005-03-03.