Preparation
1. Orange Marmalade Kiss Syrup
Ingredients (makes ~4 oz / 120 ml):
1/4 cup (80 g) orange marmalade
1/4 cup (60 ml) hot water
Small pinch of salt (optional, but it sharpens the flavor)
Method:
1. Add marmalade and hot water to a heatproof container.
2. Stir or whisk until the marmalade fully dissolves and the mixture is smooth.
3. Add a tiny pinch of salt, stir again.
4. Let cool, then bottle and refrigerate. Use within 2 weeks.
2. Single-Serve Orange Bourbon Martini Kiss
Ingredients (1 drink):
2 oz bourbon
0.5 oz dry vermouth (or bianco vermouth if you want it slightly softer)
0.5 oz orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or similar)
0.25 oz Orange Marmalade Kiss Syrup
1–2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish:
Wide orange peel (for oils)
Optional: brandied cherry or a thin dehydrated orange wheel
Method:
1. Chill a martini or coupe glass.
2. In a mixing glass, add bourbon, vermouth, orange liqueur, syrup, and bitters.
3. Fill with ice and stir for 20–30 seconds until very cold and well-diluted.
4. Strain into the chilled glass.
5. Express the orange peel over the surface (oils toward the drink), rub lightly around the rim, and drop it in or discard.
6. Add a brandied cherry or orange wheel if you want a more ‘romantic’ presentation.
If you want it drier/boozier: drop the syrup to 0.15–0.2 oz.
If you want it softer/sweeter: keep the syrup at 0.25 oz and use bianco vermouth.
3. Batch Version (8 Drinks)
Build in a bottle, keep refrigerated, and stir to order with ice.
16 oz bourbon
4 oz dry or bianco vermouth
4 oz orange liqueur
2 oz Orange Marmalade Kiss Syrup
16–20 dashes orange bitters
Stir everything together, chill.
Use 3 oz of this batch per drink, stirred with ice and strained.
You can list this as “Orange Bourbon Martini Kiss” on your menu as a house original. Cocktail recipes and ingredient lists are generally not protected by copyright, and this specific formula is created for you here, so you’re free to brand, tweak, or claim it as your own signature drink. Serve only to guests of legal drinking age.