Golden Nights Cocktail
Inspired by Wolfgang Puck [1] & Elliott Grover's recipe
Notes
You can buy oleo-saccharum or make it from scratch by combining 1 cup of citrus peels with 3/4 cups of sugar and letting it sit overnight until the sugar is dissolved and a syrup forms.
Ingredients
- 6 whole mint leaves
1 ounce oleo-saccharum
3/4 ounce lime juice
1 1/2 ounces Cachaça or white rum
1/4 teaspoon bitters
1 ounce fino sherry
1 ounce brut Champagne
Gold leaf for garnishing
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves with the oleo-saccharum and lime juice.
- Add the Cachaça, bitters, sherry, and ice, and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into a glass then top with Champagne.
- Garnish with gold leaf if you have it.
- Enjoy!
Information
- Category
- Drinks
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Total Time
- 4 minutes, 59 seconds