Liquid Gold Drink Recipe: A Cocktail & Mocktail for Luck & Prosperity
Sip in the riches with this spiced almond, pineapple, and honey Liquid Gold drink. Delicious with or without alcohol, this recipe can be enjoyed as a gold rum cocktail. Or, alcohol-free sippers can choose between nonalcoholic spirits or chai tea for a gold mocktail. Inspired by the summer warmth and prosperity, a touch of gold cocktail glitter makes for the perfect liquid luck cocktail everyone can enjoy.
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Magical Ingredients for a Liquid Gold Drink
While this luscuious gold drink is a showstopper on looks and taste alone, it’s also inspired by the magic of ingredients — a little sparkle for the body and the spirit.
Expansive, fire-associated ingredients like allspice, nutmeg, and clove invite Jupiter’s blessings for luck and money. Juicy pineapple and alluring honey adds the solar, hospitality energy of summer for community and successful connections (and the color we want for a liquid gold cocktail). The main spirit of this golden drink is amaretto, an almond-flavored liqueur that adds money, prosperity, wisdom and success to the potion. Sometimes, amaretto is also made using apricot pits, in which case your liquid luck potion will have added magic for gaining favor and attraction. You have the option of dark rum, which is infused with spices, for added depth and a delicious, gold rum cocktail.
- lemon
- honey syrup*
- ground Allspice
- ground Nutmeg
- ground Clove
- pineapple
- amaretto
- dark rum
For a magical touch, I recommend adding edible cocktail glitter for a luscious, gold dust drink.
Gold Mocktail Nonalcoholic Substitutions
With the explosion of zero alcohol spirits the last few years, it’s very easy to make a delicious nonalcoholic version. And, if you don’t have access to these zero-proof spirits, I also tested a tea option that should be accessible for everyone!
For nonalcoholic spirits, I used:
- Lyre’s Dark Cane Spirit (I’m a bit fan of many of their spirits)
- Beckett’s ’27 Non-Alcoholic Amaretto (I’ve also tried their Non-Alcoholic Coconut rum and it is the best NA sub I’ve tasted)
I’ve also heard good things about Lyre’s Amaretti.
Instead of nonalcoholic spirits, you can also use chai tea. Since it is darker than amaretto, it may be more brown than gold-colored.
- For a tea substitute: Steep 1 bag chai tea in 1/2 cup hot water. Chill and use 1.5-2 ounces of tea instead of amaretto and rum and increase by the honey syrup 1/4-1/2 ounce
Liquid Gold Cocktail Recipe
Liquid Gold Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Squeeze uplifting lemon to shaker. Add in honey syrup for harvest energy and community, and pineapple juice. Sprinkle in spices for warming. Add amaretto and optional rum.
- Add ice and shake. Strain into glass over a large cube, add any additional honey syrup needed to taste. Spinkle in cocktail glitter for gold luster and garnish with your choice of: a sprinkle of spice, pineapple, edible flower, or lemon peel.
Notes
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Let us know how it was!Non-Alcoholic Liquid Gold Mocktail Recipe
Liquid Gold Mocktail Recipe
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Honey syrup is equal parts honey to hot water, measured separately and mixed together. If you would prefer not to use non alcoholic spirits, you can use 1.5-2 ounces of a strong chai tea brew instead. For a tea substitute: Steep 1 bag chai tea in 1/2 cup hot water. Chill and use 1.5-2 ounces of tea instead of amaretto and rum and increase by the honey syrup 1/4-1/2 ounce.
- Squeeze uplifting lemon to shaker. Add in honey syrup for harvest energy and community, and pineapple juice. Sprinkle in spices for warming. Add amaretto and optional rum.
- Add ice and shake. Strain into glass over a large cube, add any additional honey syrup needed to taste. Spinkle in cocktail glitter for a touch of gold dust and garnish with your choice of: a sprinkle of spice, pineapple, edible flower, or lemon peel.
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Looking for more drinks with cocktail glitter? Check out my purple Witch’s Brew!
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