Golddigger

Summer 2022 is around the corner and outdoors or in, cocktails could be a part of it. The GOLDDIGGER cocktail is a very smooth mix of golden rum, gold tequila, Grand Marnier and fresh orange juice. It’s quick and easy to make. It goes down like a rum punch, but adds the kick of tequila. It can be imbibed with any meal or evening cocktail hour, as well as any poolside or outdoor refreshment.

Requirements: Gold rum, gold tequila, Grand Marnier, orange juice, orange peel for garnish

• 3/4 oz. golden rum
• 3/4 oz. gold tequila
• 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
• 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
• orange peel garnish

Add liquid components to an ice-filled shaker. Shake and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

Comments: My preference is to give either the rum or tequila dominance over the orange and Grand Marnier flavor. So although the recipe usually calls for equal .75 oz. parts rum and tequila, I’d make one or the other more, at 1.5 oz. instead. I’d probably lean toward dominating with the more upper-shelf spirit on hand. But if you’re more in the mood for a sweet punch-like drink, stick with the formula.

Note on video tutorial: The obvious choice for my Golddigger tutorial’s musical backdrop had to be something from the movie Goldfinger. The Golddigger should have been Mr.Goldfinger’s drink in hand — he might not have minded so much losing his gin rummy game and not had Jill Masterson killed by gold paint asphyxiation.