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Breakfast Martini
A harmonious mixture of King of Soho London Dry Gin, lemon, triple sec and marmalade. The Breakfast Martini is a delicious and simple drink full of citrus and sweet orange flavours, with a hint of bitterness.
Ingredients
25ml King of Soho London Dry Gin
25ml Triple Sec
25ml Lemon Juice
1-2 Spoonfuls of Marmalade
Edible flower or citrus twist of your choice to garnish
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
146 Calories
Allergens:
No common allergens to be found, although, since every body is different, we advise you check out this recipe's ingredients list just to be sure!
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Chill your martini glass in the freezer or fill it with ice.
Take your Boston glass or small tin and, using your jigger to measure, add the King of Soho Gin, lemon juice and triple sec syrup to the shaker
Using your bar spoon, add one or two spoonfuls of marmalade to the shaker.
Fill your shaker with cubed ice and seal with Boston tin or lid, before shaking vigorously for 10-15 seconds or until your tin is very cold.
Remove your glass from the freezer or empty of ice if necessary.
Using your Hawthorne strainer and your fine strainer, double strain the cocktail into your chilled martini glass.
Garnish with an edible flower or citrus twist of your choice.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Shaker
Jigger/Measure
Bar Spoon
Mexican Elbow
Hawthorne Strainer
Fine Strainer
Cubed Ice
History
The drink was created at the Lanesborough Hotel in 1996 by Salvatore Calabrese. The structure of the drink is a White Lady. A Marmalade Martini appears in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book. Similar in construction, Craddock didn’t use triple sec in his version. Calabrese maintains the inspiration for his drink came solely from his marmalade breakfast.
The story of the breakfast martini’s creation, unsurprisingly, started at breakfast. Being what he calls typically Italian, Salvatore’s breakfast would usually consist of a shot of espresso before leaving for work. One morning his wife forced him to eat something, claiming he looked more tired than usual, she made him marmalade on toast. He went to work that day with the idea of using the ingredients in a drink.
The drink was created at the Lanesborough Hotel in 2000 by Salvatore Calabrese. Being what he calls typically Italian, Salvatore’s breakfast would usually consist of a shot of espresso before leaving for work. One morning his wife forced him to eat something, claiming he looked more tired than usual, she made him marmalade on toast. He went to work that day with the idea of using the ingredients in a drink.
