Golden Elixir

This luxurious and visually stunning cocktail, known as the Golden Elixir, is a blend of fine spirits and ingredients that create a harmonious and velvety flavor profile. The addition of edible gold leaf adds a touch of opulence, making this cocktail a standout choice for special occasions and celebrations.

Golden Elixir

The Golden Elixir is a luxurious cocktail featuring a blend of fine spirits, white grape juice, and edible gold leaf, topped with Veuve Clicquot Champagne for an opulent touch.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 oz plain vodka
  • Edible 23-karat gold-leaf sheet
  • 1 oz Rémy Martin XO Cognac
  • 1 oz Pineau des Charentes aperitif wine
  • 1 oz white grape juice
  • 1 oz simple syrup (3 parts water to 1 part sugar)
  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice, strained
  • Dash of Angostura bitters
  • Veuve Clicquot Champagne, chilled

Instructions

  1. Pour the vodka into a shallow bowl and carefully place small pieces of the gold leaf on the vodka.
  2. In an iced metal shaker, combine the Rémy Martin XO Cognac, Pineau des Charentes, white grape juice, simple syrup, lemon juice, and a dash of Angostura bitters. Shake vigorously.
  3. Pour the mixture into a trumpet flute, filling it 3/4 of the way, and top with chilled Veuve Clicquot Champagne.
  4. Pour the vodka into the flute, allowing the gold leaf to slide onto the surface.