Ep. 30: Let’s be clear - Clarified Milk Punch and Spicy Clarified Mezcal Margarita

If you haven’t tried clarified cocktails, you simply haven’t lived! This episode is about where it all started and where it’s going! Uncle Brad brings the history and the very first recipe (documented) for Mary Rockett’s Clarified Milk Punch. Jules takes us into the future, or at least Mexico, with a Spicy Mezcal Clarified Margarita. Ouuu… fancy!

Mary Rockett’s Clarified Milk Punch - thank you Splendid Table

What you’ll need

• 2 cup brandy
• 2 cup water
• 1 cup whole milk
• Zest strips of 1 lemon
• Zest strips of 1 orange (navel orange is fine)
• ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar  
• ¼ plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup orange juice

Steps

1. In one container you are going to infuse your brand by combining 2 cups of brandy, lemon zest strips, and orange zest strips. Seal and let rest at room temp for 18 hours to 2 days. 

When brandy infusion has completed its “resting”

What you’ll need

1. Discard zest strips from brandy infusion
2. In a large liquid measuring cup, large pitcher, bowl, container…. whatever it is, make sure it’s big enough to handle all liquid. For now, ONLY add 1 cup of milk. Set aside
3. In a large bowl whisk brandy infusion, water, sugar, lemon juice, and orange juice until sugar has dissolved 
4. Pour brandy mixture into milk (spirit to milk… s to m). Gently stir curds with a spoon. Cover and refrigerate overnight to 24 hours 
5. Line a fine-mesh strainer with a coffee filter or paper towel. A chinois (shen-wah) is ideal here. If using paper towels, make sure when you begin pouring the liquid into the strainer that it doesn’t sneak through the folds of the paper towel or over the top of the paper towel (or coffee filter). This is a slow process, so have patience… because you’re going to strain it following this same process one more time (replace filters and towels as needed)
6. Transfer the clarified punch to a lidded container (an empty 750ml liquor bottle works really well) and keep it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve
7. Pour into a chilled glass, over a chunk of clear ice, and give it a little fresh nutmeg garnish and slice of orange, lemon, or dried citrus

Spicy Clarified Mezcal Margarita

• 6 oz mezcal (or tequila)
• 2 oz chile liqueur
• 3 oz cointreau
• 3 oz fresh lime juice
• 2 oz simple syrup
• 4 oz whole milk

Steps

1. Stir together mezcal, chile liqueur, cointreau, lime juice, and simple syrup
2. In a separate large container add milk
3. Pour mezcal mixture into milk and gently stir curds
4. Let rest a few hours to overnight
5. Stain 
6. Let sit for a couple hours/overnight
7. Line a fine-mesh strainer with a coffee filter or paper towel. A chinois (shen-wah) is ideal here. If using paper towels, make sure when you begin pouring the liquid into the strainer that it doesn’t sneak through the folds of the paper towel or over the top of the towel (or coffee filter). 
8. Transfer the clarified margarita to a lidded container (an empty 750ml liquor bottle works really well) and keep it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve.
9. Serve by rimming a lowball glass with tajin or spicy salt and pour your spicy clarified mezcal margarita over a clear ice cube
10. Garnish with lime wheel and edible flowers (oh now that’s fancy!)

Tip: How to clarify your cocktails

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