Marmalade Day Cocktails

I’ve been greatly informed that Saturday 2nd March is Marmalade Day. With this in mind, it makes sense to showcase a few marmalade styled cocktails!

Glass –

Rocks

Ingredients – 

50 ml Ceylon Arrack
3 tsp British Marmalade
3 Slices of fresh orange
1 Maraschino cherry
1/2 inch fresh ginger

Method – 

Prepare rim of rocks glass with light coating of cinnamon powder and sugar mix. Muddle marmalade, cherry, ginger and fresh orange in the bottom of the glass. Fill up glass with ice and add Ceylon Arrack. Stir well until ingredients blend together. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

or

Breakfast Martini

Glass – 

Martini

Ingredients –

50 ml Gin
20 ml Cointreau or triple sec
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
1 spoon orange marmalade

Method – 

Mix or shake in cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Strain into glass and serve.

or

Marmalade Cocktail

Glass –

Martini

Ingredients –

1 tsp. Orange Marmalade
Juice 1/2 small lemon
60 ml Gin

Method – 

Shake carefully and pour out, squeezing a piece of orange rind into each glass.

or

Marmaduke 

Glass –

Coupet

Ingredients – 

70ml Chase Marmalade
25ml Creme de Fraise
25ml fresh lemon juice
25ml Mango Puree
1 tea-spoon fresh ginger

Method –

Blend all ingredients with ice and shake until ice cold. Strain into chilled Martini glass.
Garnish with flamed orange zest.

Give them a go, or better still, challenge your bartender!

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