Marmalade Cocktail

MAKES 4

2 tsp Seville orange marmalade, preferably homemade (Hawksmoor uses my mum's recipe here) 

250ml good gin such as Beefeater

30ml Campari

70ml lemon juice

a dash of orange bitters

a twist of orange peel

OFFICIAL CHRISTINE VARIANT 

Consider LIME INSTEAD with vanilla vodka

Place a headed barspoon (or teaspoon) of marmalade in a shaker. Add the gin and stir, pressing the marmalade against the side of the shaker to loosen it up. Add the other ingredients, fill up the shaker with ice cubes and shake hard to break down and dissolve the marmalade. If you’re left with a big glob of marmalade after shaking you either haven’t shaken hard enough or your marmalade is particularly resilient – in which case dissolve it in a small amount of boiling water and shake it all up again (but do it quickly so the drink doesn’t become too diluted). Strain into a Martini glass and serve with a twist of orange peel.