Breakfast Martini
A citrus and sweet gin cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 21.7% ABV ∙
The Breakfast Martini is a gin sour shaken with orange marmalade, triple sec and lemon juice, fine-strained and served up in a chilled martini glass.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- In the base of the shaker, stir until the marmalade dissolves: Orange marmalade 1 bspLondon dry gin 50 ml
- Add the remaining ingredients: Triple sec 15 mlLemon juice 15 ml
- Shake with ice
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express an orange twist over the cocktail and discard
- Garnish with a slice of toast on the rim
Tips
- Stir the barspoon of marmalade into the gin in the shaker base until it dissolves, and only then add the triple sec and lemon juice. Shake hard with plenty of ice for a full 12-15 seconds.
History
The Breakfast Martini was created by Italian-born bartender Salvatore Calabrese in 1996 at the Library Bar of the Lanesborough Hotel in London. According to the story he has told, the idea came to him one morning over marmalade on toast. He brought a jar of orange marmalade to work and stirred it into a gin sour made with orange liqueur and lemon juice in place of vermouth.
Like the vodka-based Citrus Martini and the other "Neo-Martinis" of the 1990s, it follows the trend of calling any drink served up in a stemmed glass a "martini," despite containing no vermouth.
FAQ
What is a Breakfast Martini?
A Breakfast Martini is a gin sour shaken with orange marmalade, triple sec and lemon juice and served up in a chilled martini glass. Salvatore Calabrese created it in 1996 at the Lanesborough Hotel in London after marmalade on toast gave him the idea. Despite the name, there is no vermouth in it.
