The Marmalade Martini saw the light of dawn in 1930 in The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock, an American who came to the UK to escape Prohibition. It became the quintessential cocktail book of the time and is still required reference for any contemporary bartender.
Craddock’s original shakes 60 ml of London Dry Gin with 4 barspoons of orange marmalade and a splash of lemon juice.
Salvatore Calabrese’s version, Breakfast Martini, just adds Triple Sec and he has been flaunting it as his original signature drink ever since. Claiming no prior familiarity with its predecessor he bloody well should have known if not.
This version takes the idea one step nearer the breakfast table with the addition of MSK’s Toast Flavour Burst, easily obtainable from the internet.
- 75 ml London Dry Gin
- 15 ml fresh lemon juice
- 15 ml Cointreau
- 5 drops of MSK Toast Burst
- 2 tbsp Thursday Cottage Reduced Sugar Marmalade