La Musa Dorada, the BAFTA after-party cocktail crafted with Don Julio 1942 at The Savoy,now you can recreate this golden indulgence at home.
Don Julio Tequila has been unveiled as the Official Spirit Partner of the EE BAFTA Film Awards. To mark the occasion, the legendary tequila house has collaborated with The Savoy’s iconic American Bar to craft a truly exquisite celebratory cocktail,La Musa Dorada.
Inspired by the golden age of film and the artistry behind each bottle of Don Julio 1942, this limited-edition creation was served exclusively to A-list guests at the star-studded BAFTA after-party. Now, for the first time, the recipe has been revealed, allowing cocktail connoisseurs to recreate the magic at home.
From Jalisco to Global Acclaim: The Legacy of Don Julio Tequila
In 1942 within the highlands of Mexico’s Jalisco; an iconic legend was born when a humble and youthful Don Julio González, chose to bring life to his ambitious true blue dream and give rise to that sacred opportunity, in the world of tequila production.
A radiant ray of light taking the form of a native businessman’s life-changing loan upon his passionate visionary pitch, Don Julio González spared not even a nanosecond with the emergence of his very own tequila distillery of La Primavera, nestled in the Jaliscan Highlands up a lofty 6,500 feet above sea level all the while enveloped in masses of rich volcanic soil, where ripened Blue Agave had been scrupulously harvested plant by plant and the rest, being pure legendary history.
As we reflect on the gleaming time of 1947 when over three generations of the Jimador families have put their ardent soul and backbreaking graft into Don Julio’s tequila empire, this deluxe toothsome Mexican spirit has bedazzled the tastebuds of fashionable cafe society cliques from all around the realm with their extraordinarily elite flavour profiles where the deep caramel vibrance of the 1942, unearths hints of rich butter toffee swirled with the relish of earthy dark chocolate, while the classic Blanco “silver” equally sees sharp citrus hints of grapefruit lime, entwine with crisp yet smooth agave which has seen its tequila assemblage grace many a deluxe nouvelle-cuisines eateries in the city of London, from the spirited Latin American haven of Amazonico to the Romanic decadence of Bacchanalia.
Ceremonial Spirit Partner AND Celebratory Cocktail For The BAFTA After Party.
BAFTA’s mission as a charity is to champion the creative and cultural importance of the screen arts across film, games and television. Through its Awards ceremonies and a year-round programme of talent initiatives and learning events that include master classes, lectures, scholarships, bursaries and mentoring schemes in the UK and North America, BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new screen talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration.
A celebration of the topmost opulent resplendence, the 16th of February will witness the multi-talented, award-winning David Tennant take claim to his coveted hosting throne, for the annual star-studded EE BAFTA Film Awards set within the Grade 1 listed aura of the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Serving up their tantalising tequila collection as the Official Spirit Partner to the A-list celebrity circle, a formidably extravagant collaboration forged with The Savoy; the Official Hotel to the EE BAFTA Film Awards to curate, shake, and stir up a limited-edition, celebratory cocktail in collaboration with BAFTA christened as ‘La Musa Dorada’.
The cocktail is set to be mixed up and served to a legion of couture-clad nominees, winners and luminary attendees at the official after-party, alongside an indulgent gastronomical gala of rich savoury parfait abundant with meaty tender mushrooms, and tender golden basted chicken coupled with fluffed saffron potato, and sugared date puree.
The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
It was the theatrical impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte, who during the late 1870s and early 1880s had encountered many modernised hotel trappings during his tours throughout the USA, and thus introduced The Savoy hotel to the Capital’s five-star society in 1889.
A truly ingenious trendsetter, steam-generation had proven the pivotal key to unlocking and radiating the hotel’s electricity supply, which in turn, had bestowed the gift of light to the Savoy Theatre built by D’Oyly Carte in 1881; the first public building in Britain to be completely lit by electric lights.
Now adopted by the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts family since 2004 alongside a bountiful GBP 220million revival, the team have remained true-blue to the Savoy’s treasured bonafide genesis, including THAT momentous Red Lift icon of London’s first electric lift since 1889 all while swirled with a touch of modern-day finesse.
Accelerating fifth gear into 2024, The Savoy clique have welcomed yet another grandiose rebirth of an epic scale, with the fresh rooms and suites to be unveiled in August 2025 as this grande dame establishment continues to bewitch their guests, with a gourmet attire of ambrosial dining and impeccable hosting, while swathed in a cocoon of imperial histories.
Don Julio Tequila’s BAFTA Starlet ‘La Musa Dorada’ At The American Bar
Lavishly celebrated for being London’s longest surviving cocktail hideaway and conquering the World’s 50 Best Bars title in 2017, the American Bar serves as a deserved fabled idol in the mixologist realm showcasing an illustrious lineage of cocktail chronicles, having served highly esteemed visitors including Winston Churchill, not neglecting to play host to legendary bartender Harry Craddock, renowned for his Savoy tenure and turning author for his 1930, Savoy Cocktail Book.
Vibing to a demure, bashful art-deco elegance with glass table, leather seating and smooth cream ceilings, haute-monde cocktail connoisseurs can witness the mixologists maestros donning their white coats, and working their BAFTA aperitif sorcery for the entire month of February with this special coupe creation.
Translated to the meaning of ‘the golden muse’, beau monde cocktail mavens can luxuriate in an intricate coupette glass or three flowing with the balmy amber, silken polished profile Don Julio 1942 tequila laced with candied Turkish Delight aromas, swivelled with the delicate floral nectar of real rose water all the while grandly garnished with a heady perfume spritz of bitter lemon bergamot, and invigorating glacé mandarin for an indulgent, celebratory drinking odyssey.
Enjoy A Little ‘La Musa Dorada’ At Home
Ever the generous tipple brigades, the Don Julio Tequila troupe alongside the oh-so-grandiose Savoy crew have not thought twice, in unveiling this priceless cocktail recipe for glitterati beaus and belles to enjoy a little BAFTA indulgence in the sanctuary of their glossy abodes, and sip and savour on a little splash of ‘La Musa Dorada’.
Glassware:
Coupette
Ingredients:
20ml Don Julio 1942
30ml Almontiliado Sherry Gonzales
10 Muyu Vetivier
10 ml Briotte Tonka
2,5ml 2:1 Sugar syrup
5ml Verjus
2 Dash of Rose water
Garnish:
Bergamot & Mandarin Perfume
100ml Italicus
1 drop of Mandarin oil
Whether sipped at The Savoy or crafted at home, La Musa Dorada is more than a cocktail,it’s a toast to elegance, excellence, and the golden age of cinema.
