Breakfast Club
A sweet and smoky rum cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 16.6% ABV ∙
The Breakfast Club is a white rum cocktail with orange marmalade, honey and cold Lapsang souchong tea, shaken and served up.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- In the base of the shaker stir until dissolved: Honey 1 bspOrange marmalade 1 bspWhite rum 60 ml
- Add Lapsang souchong tea 30 ml and shake with ice
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express a lemon twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- Brew the Lapsang souchong strong and let it cool completely before you measure the 30 ml; warm tea melts the shaker ice fast and waters the drink down.
History
The Breakfast Club is a rum-based riff on the Breakfast Martini, the marmalade gin sour created in 1996 by Italian-born bartender Salvatore Calabrese at the Library Bar of the Lanesborough Hotel in London. Calabrese devised his drink after his wife persuaded him to eat orange marmalade on toast one morning.
This variation swaps the Breakfast Martini's gin and citrus for white rum and cold Lapsang souchong tea, trading its lemon-forward sour profile for a smoky infusion alongside the marmalade and honey. The recipe was shared by the cocktail site DrinkBoy.com in 2008.
FAQ
What is in a Breakfast Club cocktail?
60 ml white rum, a barspoon each of orange marmalade and honey, and 30 ml cold Lapsang souchong tea. The smoky tea gives it a distinct campfire edge.
Is a Breakfast Club cocktail shaken or stirred?
Shaken. The honey and marmalade are first stirred into the rum in the shaker until dissolved, then the tea goes in and everything is shaken with ice and fine-strained.
What glass is a Breakfast Club served in?
A martini glass, served up with a lemon twist for garnish.
Is the Breakfast Club cocktail sweet?
It is only lightly sweet. The honey and marmalade add a gentle sweetness, but the smoky Lapsang souchong tea and the lemon twist's oils keep the finish dry rather than dessert-like.
