Breakfast Martini

by Salvatore Calabrese

Ingredients

1.75oz
1barspoon
1twist
Orange(garnish)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake for 8-10 seconds. Double strain and serve.

Glass
Martini Glass
Ice
None

The Breakfast Martini transforms the simple pleasure of morning toast into a sophisticated cocktail. Created by Salvatore Calabrese in London during the 1990s, it balances the botanical bite of gin against the bittersweet depth of orange marmalade, with citrus brightening every sip. The result is tangy, slightly sweet, and unmistakably British in character—a drink that makes day drinking feel almost respectable.

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