Gold on the Dance Floor

Gold on the Dance Floor

Cocktail Ingredients:

3 oz Vodka

4 oz Golden Falernum

Gold Leaf

Makes 2 Servings

Falernum Ingredients:

1 Whole Nutmeg

1/2 Cup Silver Rum

½ Cup Sliced Almonds

1 Teaspoon Whole Cloves

4 oz Honey Syrup (3 oz Honey + 1ish Oz hot water mixed till dissolved)

6 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram

.75 Cup Simple Syrup

Zest of 8 Limes

Juice of 8 Limes

Falernum Instructions:

1. Wrap nutmeg in a towel and smash with a mallet.  Add to a hot pan with cloves and toast for 3-5 minutes until the pan starts to lightly smoke.  Take off heat and add to a blender.

2. Preheat oven to 390 degrees.  Spread sliced almonds on a non stick sheet pan.  Toast for about 5 minutes.  Mix up and toast for another 3-4 minutes.  You want golden brown.  Add to the blender.

3. Zest and juice all limes.  Add zest and juice in the blender.

4. Add honey syrup, simple syrup, rum and allspice dram to the blender and pulse for 3-5 seconds to lightly break up solid ingredients.  You do not want to finely blend as we will be straining out the solid ingredients.

5. Refrigerate for 24 hours.

6. Remove from the refrigerator and strain through a fine mesh sieve lined with a cheesecloth and bottle.

Gold on the Dance Floor Build Instruction:

3 oz Vodka

4 oz Golden Falernum

Makes 2 Servings

Here’s how to make Golden on the Dance Floor:

Instructions:

1. Add vodka and falernum in a shaker tin and fill with ice.  Shake for 15 seconds and double strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube.

2. Top with gold leaf and enjoy!