Don't forget the flecks of actual 24-karat goldDella Rollins
Goldfinger 007 is a vivid blue gin-based drink crowned with lemon-lime cotton candy and dusted with flecks of actual 24-karat gold.
Ingredients
2 ounces Tanqueray gin
3 ounces fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup infused with Thai chili and black pepper
1/2 ounce lime cordial infused with thyme, lemongrass and lemon peels
1 teaspoon Blue Curaçao
Bitters to taste
Lemon drop Tabasco foam
Rimmer
Sugar, lime juice, minced thyme, minced ginger, minced mint
Garnish
Lemon-lime cotton candy
Edible gold flakes
Method
The lemon drop Tabasco foam should be created a day in advance. To make it, combine 6 ounces lemon drop syrup with 6 ounces fresh lime juice in a pot and bring to a boil. Add 6 grams of gelatin powder and stir, then take the pot off the stove to allow mixture to settle. Once cool, fold in stiffened egg whites and transfer to a whipping cream canister. Refrigerate at least 8 hours before use.
To make the drink, fill a shaker a quarter of the way up with ice. Add gin, lime juice, infused lime cordial, infused simple syrup and Blue Curaçao. Shake vigorously and pour into a tall, slender glass rimmed with lime juice, sugar and the minced herbs. Add bitters to taste.
Add the foam and top with a pinch of lime-lemon cotton candy. Sprinkle with edible 24-karat gold.