English Marmalade (a.k.a. Hawksmoor Marmalade Martini)
Ingredients
- 4 barspoon Orange marmalade
- 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄6 oz Italian red bitter liqueur
- 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method:
- STIR 4 flat barspoons marmalade with other ingredients in base of shaker to dissolve the marmalade.
- SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
History:
Adapted from a recipe discovered in 2013 at Hawksmoor in Spitalfields, London, England. Huw Gott, Hawksmoor's co-founder, says the cocktail went on the menu soon after the restaurant and bar opened in 2006.
Review:
The addition of bitter liqueur and aromatic bitters to the classic 1930 recipe from The Savoy Cocktail Book, lifts the Marmalade Cocktail to a new level of bittersweet complexity.
