Golden Geisha
The Golden Geisha cocktail
In honor of this special puzzle box, and for my mother, I present the “Golden Geisha” cocktail. She would have gotten a kick out of this blog as well, and I think she would have liked this drink. Credit is due to Wesley Wolfe, a Chapel Hill, NC area mixologist whose “Red Geisha”, which was featured as Imbibe’s cocktail of the week a few years ago, helped inspire this version. In the “Golden Geisha”, I use a golden rum as the base spirit, and add fresh lime juice muddled with ginger and pineapple. To sweeten the drink I made a syrup using plum wine, which imparts a uniquely Japanese flavor element. If anyone recognizes this as another variation on the classic daiquiri, all I can say is, I’ll drink to that. Cheers to those who inspire us to marvel at the beauty in life, which is truly a puzzle with many steps, and so worth opening. I miss you, Mom.
Plum wine syrup adds a uniquely delicious element
The Golden Geisha
2 oz golden aged rum
1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1-2 small cubes fresh ginger
1-2 large cubes fresh pineapple
½ oz plum wine syrup
Muddle the pineapple and ginger with the syrup in a shaker tin. Add the lime juice and rum, shake over ice and strain into a favorite glass. Garnish with pineapple wedge and lime wheel.
Plum wine syrup:
Heat ½ cup plum wine with ½ cup sugar in a saucepan to dissolve the sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes, then cool and store up to 1 week.
Cheers from this pair of sentimental geishas