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Friday Cocktail: The tobacco-infused Cig'nature

Despite the somewhat predictable demise of The Marlboro Man, there are a number of ingenious ways to enjoy tobacco without breaking The Rules. Here's one of them: the Cig'nature cocktail devised by Barts, a bar billed as London's finest speakeasy. Its key ingredient is Perique Tobacco Liqueur, made from hand-picked Perique Louisiana; rare, fruity pipe tobacco grown by a handful of pipe-smoking aficionados. The distillation process is similar to that of gin (with tobacco subsituted for juniper berries), and removes carcinogens whilst leaving a trace of nicotine. But back to the cocktail itself. The Cig'nature also comprises of Lindisfarne Mead (a fortified wine infused with honey and herbs), Perrier-Jouet champagne and lemon juice. Assuming you're not utterly terrified, it's available - along with two other Perique Tobacco cocktails - from the Barts Goes Up In Smoke menu.

THE CIG'NATURE

INGREDIENTS:

65ml Lindisfarne Mead
25ml Perique Tobacco Liqueur
15ml Lemon juice
Top of pineapple juice - roughly 15ml.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well, double strain into a chilled champagne coupe. Top with Perrier-Jouet champagne. Garnish with squeezed orange zest, wipe orange zest around the rim, half slice the orange zest, put on the side of the coupe and serve.