Prince of Orange

1 1/2 oz Bols Genever
1 oz Drambuie
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Orange Juice
1 tsp Orange Marmalade
2 dash Angostura Bitters

I was browsing the cocktailvirgin blog and saw this recipe for the Prince of Orange.  A couple of things drew me to this one.  I liked that it used Genever / Drambuie.  Genever is one of those bottles that I have but I rarely know what to do with, and Drambuie has some interesting taste notes that I like better than other sweet liquors in drinks (like St. Germain for instance).

Another reason I decided to make this drink was that it had orange marmalade in it.  One of the first homemade cocktails I made out of Organic Shaken and Stirred had marmalade and it seemed like an interesting idea.  The fact that I have a bottle of blood orange marmalade sitting in my closet sealed the deal.

Whew, this is a sweet drink.  The smell is all oranges and sugar.  On the taste there is an Aperol style bitter orange with a lot of sugar and some slight floral notes from the Drambuie.  The drink ends with a slightly funky malt note from the Genever at the end.  If I gave it a quick description my thought would be melted orange freeze pops.  Next time I'll double strain anything with marmalade because the bottom 1/3 was full of orange peel.