Cocktails with Orange marmalade
Orange marmalade is a citrus preserve of orange juice and peel boiled with sugar into a jelly-like set, with shreds of peel suspended through it.
How it's used
It brings sugar, acidity, bitterness and orange aroma in one spoonful, and it is the heart of the Breakfast Martini. It is thick and clumps when cold, so stir it into the spirit before adding ice. If the drink is shaken, shake hard and fine-strain. A fine-cut or shredless marmalade gives the cleanest result.
Substitutes for Orange marmalade
Fine-strain the drink either way to catch the bits of peel.
Any orange marmalade
Works in the same amount. A bitter Seville marmalade is the classic choice.
Lemon or grapefruit marmalade
Swaps in one for one, with a sharper taste.
Apricot jam
The closest plain fruit jam. Use the same amount, with a pinch of grated orange zest for bitterness.
Syrup with zest and orange bitters
For each barspoon of marmalade, use a barspoon of 2:1 syrup, a wide strip of orange zest and a dash of orange bitters. The sugar comes out about the same.
