Cocktail | |
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![]() Breakfast martini | |
Type | Cocktail |
Base spirit | |
Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
Standard garnish | lemon twist |
Standard drinkware | ![]() |
Commonly used ingredients | 2 shots (50 ml) gin 3/4 shot (18.75 ml) Cointreau or triple sec 3/4 shot fresh lemon juice 1 spoon orange marmalade |
Preparation | Mix or shake in cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Strain into glass and serve. |
A breakfast martini is a marmalade cocktail with gin, marmalade, orange liqueur, and lemon juice (in place of vermouth), created by bartender Salvatore Calabrese. [1]
The drink was invented in 1996 at the Library Bar at the Lanesborough Hotel in London, England. [2] A similar drink, the Marmalade Cocktail, was invented in the 1920s by Harry Craddock and published in his standard reference book, the Savoy Cocktail Book. [3]
The name has been applied to various other martini-style drinks as well. [4]
It is not a true martini, but is one of many drinks that incorporate the term martini into their names.