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Introducing the next level in luxury desserts: the $150 silver-and-platinum-coated tequila doughnut.
Yes, you read that right.
The Patrón Platinum Donut is the creation of chef Björn DelaCruz of Manila Social Club, a Filipino restaurant in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. DelaCruz previously developed the Golden Cristal Ube Donut, a champagne-and-gold-foil treat. That one was priced at $100 a pop.
Platinum is even more precious than gold, though, so DelaCruz decided to push the envelope even further.
Curious to see what a platinum-crusted pastry might actually taste like, Business Insider attended a taste test for the new pastry.
"It's not like any other doughnut you've ever had before," DelaCruz warned us before we dug in.
The doughnut was inspired by Gran Patrón Platinum tequila and Patrón's "margarita of the year" recipe, a spicy jalapeño and rose-accented concoction.
Raisa Bruner
Here's a closeup of the silver-and-platinum-foil-topped doughnuts. The flakes of foil are weightless, and, even in the enclosed environment of the restaurant, fluttered in a non-existent breeze.
Raisa Bruner
So what's in them? Technically, these are rose-petal doughnuts filled with cream and a spicy ginger-jalapeño margarita jelly. They're then slathered in a sweet tequila frosting and decked out with those sparkling sheets of edible silver and platinum.
Raisa Bruner
The limited-edition sweets are available to order through the restaurant for the week of Cinco de Mayo only.
Raisa Bruner
Here's DelaCruz explaining the ingredients. "When you eat this, you are not eating a margarita doughnut," he reminded us. Instead, he's deconstructed the flavors of a margarita and used those to inspire a new flavor experience in doughnut form.
Raisa Bruner
Approaching one of these feels almost sacrilegious — they're works of art. They're oddly weighty, too.
Raisa Bruner
Beneath the silver exterior, the dough itself is a dark purple color: it's made with powderized rose ashes. It's light, not cakey. The bulk of the doughnut, though, is the whipped lavender-colored mousse filling. The silver foil sticks to your fingers as you eat, but it has no flavor.
Raisa Bruner
Instead, what you get is a very light rose taste with lingering hints of jalapeño spice and the subtle tang of tequila. It's fragrant, with a sweet finish.
Even the frosting and the underside of the doughnut are dusted with sparkle in the form of edible silver powder. This is one decadent doughnut — and for $150, it better be. The chef, however, is donating all proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
Raisa Bruner
Introducing the next level in luxury desserts: the $150 silver-and-platinum-coated tequila doughnut.
Yes, you read that right.
The Patrón Platinum Donut is the creation of chef Björn DelaCruz of Manila Social Club, a Filipino restaurant in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. DelaCruz previously developed the Golden Cristal Ube Donut, a champagne-and-gold-foil treat. That one was priced at $100 a pop.
Platinum is even more precious than gold, though, so DelaCruz decided to push the envelope even further.
Curious to see what a platinum-crusted pastry might actually taste like, Business Insider attended a taste test for the new pastry.
"It's not like any other doughnut you've ever had before," DelaCruz warned us before we dug in.
The doughnut was inspired by Gran Patrón Platinum tequila and Patrón's "margarita of the year" recipe, a spicy jalapeño and rose-accented concoction.
Raisa Bruner
Here's a closeup of the silver-and-platinum-foil-topped doughnuts. The flakes of foil are weightless, and, even in the enclosed environment of the restaurant, fluttered in a non-existent breeze.
Raisa Bruner
So what's in them? Technically, these are rose-petal doughnuts filled with cream and a spicy ginger-jalapeño margarita jelly. They're then slathered in a sweet tequila frosting and decked out with those sparkling sheets of edible silver and platinum.
Raisa Bruner
The limited-edition sweets are available to order through the restaurant for the week of Cinco de Mayo only.
Raisa Bruner
Here's DelaCruz explaining the ingredients. "When you eat this, you are not eating a margarita doughnut," he reminded us. Instead, he's deconstructed the flavors of a margarita and used those to inspire a new flavor experience in doughnut form.
Raisa Bruner
Approaching one of these feels almost sacrilegious — they're works of art. They're oddly weighty, too.
Raisa Bruner
Beneath the silver exterior, the dough itself is a dark purple color: it's made with powderized rose ashes. It's light, not cakey. The bulk of the doughnut, though, is the whipped lavender-colored mousse filling. The silver foil sticks to your fingers as you eat, but it has no flavor.
Raisa Bruner
Instead, what you get is a very light rose taste with lingering hints of jalapeño spice and the subtle tang of tequila. It's fragrant, with a sweet finish.
Even the frosting and the underside of the doughnut are dusted with sparkle in the form of edible silver powder. This is one decadent doughnut — and for $150, it better be. The chef, however, is donating all proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
Raisa Bruner
