![]() If you want to use something like a coconut milk for flavour you'll need to cut it with full fat diary milk. Skim milks, nut milks, soy, oat and coconut milk won't curdle as well and therefore won't clarify as well, meaning your end result will be cloudy. Rule one of milk punches: use full fat milk. It’s all one liquid that can go from really rich and viscous, to something bright like a Tom Collins. A well-made milk punch has no discernible elements as with classic cocktails, you can’t identify rum, lime and sugar. More than this, the milk also softens the flavours by removing phenolic compounds from the alcohol via the casein-rich curds, improving the overall cohesion of the drink. Firstly, there’s the unparalleled texture that is both viscous and creamy – all from a liquid that looks like water. What it produces, however, is something of a magic trick. The curds are then strained out using a coffee filter, leaving a liquid that is clear and stable, and usually very delicious.īut why go to all that bother? And if you’ve never made one before, trust us – it is far more of a bother than shaking up a Daquiri and requires a lot more forward planning. Everything goes together except the milk, which is introduced as a final step, causing the mixture to either naturally curdle due to the acidity of the other ingredients or is induced to do so with the addition of some more acidity. ![]() This cocktail may take time and a few practice runs but the soft, round flavours of these drinks and their rich textures are well worth mastering.Ī traditional milk punch is made up of booze, milk and other flavours – be it spices, citrus, coffee, or fruits. Clarified milk punches have been doing the rounds since the 1700s but no one makes them quite as deliciously as Capitano’s manager Darren Leaney. ![]()
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