Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: The Breakfast of Champions

Hello and happy Friday once again. Today’s drink isn’t what I originally had planned for this space. However a (somewhat) impromptu trip to New York to have dinner with my dad happened, and I needed to pivot. This drink is one that I’ve had on my radar for some time, but I never had the marmalade but that changed after last week’s trip to the Cape. I picked up some locally made stuff and it is excellent. Given how good it is in its usual applications, I figured it would be excellent in a drink and decided to make the Marmalade cocktail:

1.5 oz. Plymouth gin (I used London Dry)

.75 oz. Cinzano Rosso sweet vermouth

.75 oz. Noilly Pratt extra dry vermouth

1 barspoon orange marmalade

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice and shake well. Fine strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel. 

Gin forward nose, sweet notes in there too. Nothing too powerful or over the top. Any of the ingredients standing out could be a bit off putting, so I’m glad they are muted here.

Tastes like a deeper medium martini from the Savoy. The gin is very prevalent, but it’s bite is definitely retrained by the twin vermouths here. The sweet slightly edges out the dry in terms of boldness of flavor, but I can pick up more of the dry at the end of the sip, with a little more lingering on the palate as well after you’ve finished. It goes away fairly quickly though, so that is nice. The rest of the sip is a nice mixture of all the flavors going on. The gin does start to come out a bit more towards the end of the drink itself, though that could be it coming back to room temperature as I’m sipping and writing about it.

The marmalade is a very nice touch. I would not have expected adding that to a cocktail and having good results. I can really taste the orange flavors it brings. I think it also ups the sweetness a little bit, making the vermouth stand out a little bit more as well. Also I think the type of marmalade I used is clutch. Granted I have very little experience with marmalade use, but a good quality marmalade like I’ve got here seems to be key in bringing out the flavors here.

This is excellent. A nice twist on a classic gin martini with the addition of the marmalade. If you’ve got some on hand, Go for it and make this. While I can neither confirm or deny it’s effectiveness as a breakfast cocktail*, it’s worth a try.

 

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(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)

 

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Sharkbait has not actually been bitten by a shark, but has told people in bars that he was for free drinks. Married to a Giants fan, he enjoys whisk(e)y, cooking, the Rangers, and the Patriots.
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Gumbygirl

You would not believe what a pain in the ass it was to get fucking peacock on my television. I’m sure it was me, I’m not the most tech savvy person, but sheesh! You would think if they want people to subscribe, they’d make it easier.

Doktor Zymm

So much stuff is optimized for mobile nowadays, even things that really shouldn’t be. It’s a pain in the tuchus!

I’m managing to use it to my advantage though, just subscribing to premium NFL+ for $99.95 for the whole year then using an emulator to play it on my projector. Suck it Shield!

Horatio Cornblower

I simplified it by not subscribing to Peacock and really not giving a fuck about tonight’s game.

Screw you NFL, you will pry my dollars from my cold, dead hands.

NFL: (brandishing knife). OK, if you insist…

litre_cola

It’s hot as fuck here. Felt like mojitos to end the week. Stopped got some mint, and a few limes. Made some simple syrup and just added some Ron from Don T! Magic.

Mr. Ayo

Is Don T’s Ron like Howratio’s Low Ratio? I didn’t realize they loaned them out.

Horatio Cornblower

We don’t; the union paperwork is insane.

It’s almost as bad as trying to get menthol cigarettes into Canada, not that I know anything about that.

SonOfSpam

President Harris will ensure a robust menthol cigarette trade throughout North America.

litre_cola

Except your silly state!

litre_cola

We appreciate you.

SonOfSpam

Current temp here is 40 Canadian (104 Regular). I hate it.

As always, I thanks to John Airconditioner for his wonderful invention.

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litre_cola

34 here today. In September! That’s over 90 I think. We ain’t accustomed.

Gumbygirl

It’s 109⁰ here.

Mr. Ayo

That seems excessive

SonOfSpam

You’re pretty much always gonna win this battle.

Horatio Cornblower

“win”

Horatio Cornblower

67 here, and Mrs. Horatio just asked for hot chocolate.

Doktor Zymm

We’ve still got a heat wave going on here too. Mojitos are S tier drinks for hot weather, wish I had one myself!

jjfozz

It’s hilarious when my son tells me that I’m drinking HIS beer in MY house. This is why I keep a bullwhip handy at all times

Redshirt

Just wait until he finds out what you did with his porn, pot and girlfriend.

LemonJello

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BeefReeferLives

Was reading an article about the owner of the Bills, and the name “Pegula” sounds like a vampire that’s into the butt stuff.

jjfozz

“I vant to drink your [fill in this space]

ballsofsteelandfury

Ass Juice?

Mr. Ayo

She’s definitely into butt stuff.

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blaxabbath

Speaking of [DFO]con. Anyone pick up one of these at the gift shop last year?

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SonOfSpam

Yes, gave it to my wife for our anniversary. She cried so I think it was good.

ArmedandHammered

A good thing about having Paramout+? They have the entire series of Taxi w/ Danny Devito.

jjfozz

THat’s the only good thing about Paramount. man that channel sux

Horatio Cornblower

Been a long week for four days, and I’ve got a date with this little 12.2, (that’s ABV, Mr. Gaetz, please settle down), number this evening.

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ArmedandHammered

Me, I got some Pineapple Express to relax with this afternoon, and boy am I looking forward to it.

blaxabbath

I’m just high all the time anymore. Probably an ‘addiction’. I told my doctor but she was so busy raving about that little sticker with my blood prick results that I was like, “damn, maybe Elizabeth Holmes was on to something with the blood info fraud thing.”

ArmedandHammered

I have lost 60lbs, my blood pressure is down and all it took was access to THC! No wonder the pharmaceutical companies have tried to keep it illegal.

blaxabbath

“Imagine how much better you’d be doing if you you gave 110% on top of that!”

-Jim Harbaugh

2Pack

Monica loves Cinzano Rosso.

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blaxabbath

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