Golden Hour

by Lauren Pellecchia - Merchants Club / @elvissips 

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Plymouth Gin
  • ½ oz. Apricot Liqueur
  • ½ oz. Kumquat-Honey Oleo*
  • ½ oz. Lemon Juice
  • 3 dashes Orange Bitters

Preparation

  1. In a shaker tin, combine all ingredients.
  2. Add ice and shake to chill and combine, for about 12-15 seconds.
  3. Double strain through a fine mesh strainer into a chilled and prepared Nick & Nora glass.
  4. Rim a portion of the glass with an Apricot and Peach infused sugar/salt blend: 8:1 ratio—combine granulated sugar with fine pink Himalayan salt.
  5. Add sugar/salt blend to a sealable container and add dried apricot and peach slices.
  6. Seal and let infuse for 4 days, agitating the container occasionally.
  7. Remove dried fruits.
  8. Store salt/sugar blend in a sealed container until ready to use.

*Kumquat-Honey Oleo


Ingredients

  • 55 grams Kumquats, sliced thinly
  • 45 grams local Wildflower Honey

Preparation

  1. Combine 55 grams Kumquats, sliced very thin and 45 grams local Wildflower Honey in a sealed container and let sit for at least 4 hours but overnight is better.
  2. Stir well and pour through a fine mesh strainer.
  3. Store liquid in a sealed container in the fridge until ready to use.

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