Breakfast Gimlet

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Serve in

Martini glass...
2½ fl oz Rutte Dry Gin
¼ fl oz Rose's lime cordial
2 spoon English orange marmalade
¼ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
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How to make:

STIR marmalade with gin in base of shaker to dissolve marmalade. Add lemon juice and lime cordial, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Basil leaf

Comment:

Orange marmalade both justifies the 'breakfast' prefix and adds complexity to this gimlet.

About:

Created by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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