The Bar Journal

….Demand for marmalade vodka sparks waiting list

English vodka brand Chase has reported a “massive” waiting list for its limited edition marmalade vodka.

In the wake of recent figures suggesting that the British ate 2.5 million fewer jars of marmalade last year, The brand’s flagship vodka, made from Herefordshire potatoes, was voted Best Vodka in the World at the San Francisco World Spirits Awards last March.

―We sold our last batch of marmalade vodka before we‘d even made it, so we now have a massive waiting list.

” We‘ve invested in a bespoke vacuum still that will gently infuse the natural sweetness of Seville marmalade into our natural creamy potato vodka “,

William Chase, founder of Chase Vodka Distillery, said.―We‘ve tried infusing various fruits in our vodka, but marmalade has proven one of the most popular ..

said Chase, who sold his Tyrrells crisps company for £30m in 2008.

” We think of it as the great British breakfast Martini “, said Chase.

The Breakfast Martini created by Salvatore Calabrese has a wonderful texture, and a bittersweet flavour from the orange marmalade.

5cl gin

1.5cl Cointreau

1.5cl fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon medium-slice orange marmalade

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Squeeze a thin twist of orange on top (this gives it that extra bouquet of orange) and garnish with a thin spiral of orange. 

Salute !!!