Santa's Clarified Milk Punch

Santa loves his milk and cookies, but on this Christmas Eve he takes his glass of milk and turns it into the perfect cocktail, a juicy, rum-based clarified milk punch. The cocktail is a festive twist on the classic milk and cookies, blending the flavors of pineapple, blood oranges, and hibiscus tea with a kick of rum, creating a refreshing and unique drink to celebrate the holiday season.

Santa's Clarified Milk Punch

A festive and unique cocktail inspired by Santa's love for milk and cookies, Santa's Clarified Milk Punch is a juicy, rum-based drink with flavors of pineapple, blood oranges, and hibiscus tea.

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Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 oz pineapple chunks
  • Zest and juice of 1/4 blood orange
  • Zest and juice of 1/4 lemon
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 cardamom pod
  • 1/4 cinnamon stick
  • 1/4 star anise
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1/4 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1/4 cup brewed hibiscus tea
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 oz St-Rémy Signature
  • 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask Blend
  • 1 oz white rum
  • 1 oz Pernod
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • Garnish: hibiscus flower in syrup

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, muddle together pineapple, sugar, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, and coriander seeds.
  2. Add hibiscus tea and boiling water to the mixture and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
  3. Mix in St-Rémy Signature, Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask Blend, white rum, and Pernod.
  4. In a separate bowl, pour whole milk and then add the punch mixture, stirring until it curdles.
  5. Let it sit for about 30 minutes, then strain through a fine mesh sieve.
  6. Clean the sieve, line it with a coffee filter or cheesecloth, and strain the mixture again.
  7. Transfer the mixture to bottles or jars and refrigerate.
  8. Pour into a rocks glass over a large ice cube and garnish with a hibiscus flower in syrup.