Caribbean Waters

Name: Caribbean Waters
Ingredients: 1 oz Aged Barbados Rum; 1 oz Cognac; .75 oz Spiced Cointreau; .75 oz Clarified Acidulated Pineapple Orange Juice; 1 dash(es) Aromatic Bitters; 2 drop(s) Saline Solution; .125 tsp Blue Spiralina; .857 oz Whole Milk

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By Andy Boimila

Submitted on: October 9, 2022

Essentials

Seasonal

During the month of September @remymartinus and @vinepair paired up to create a cocktail competition. This was the most labor intensive cocktail Iv ever created. I wanted to see how far I could push this "modern" theme. So I used saline, two different forms of clarification, acid-adjusting, an infusion, super juice, and blue spiralina.

Ingredients

1 oz
Aged Barbados Rum

1 oz
Cognac

.75 oz
Spiced Cointreau

.75 oz
Clarified Acidulated Pineapple Orange Juice

1 dash(es)
Aromatic Bitters

2 drop(s)
Saline Solution

.125 tsp
Blue Spiralina

.857 oz
Whole Milk

Instructions

Garnish

pineapple fronds

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Coupe

By Andy Boimila

YouTube Creator

Home bartender and part time bartender at Wusong Road in Cambridge, MA. Specializing in mixing up classic and modern tiki drinks at home. On Instagram and TikTok @mixinguptiki On YouTube at Mixing Up Tiki...

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First milk wash the cocktail by combining all the ingredients, except milk, into a pitcher. Stir to combine until all the spirulina is dissolved. Add milk to a bowl. Slowly add pitcher ingredients to the bowl while whisking. Strain the mixture through a rinsed coffee filter, into a jar, for 5 minutes. At the 5 minute mark move the funnel to a new jar and pour the filtered cocktail back into the lined funnel. Let the cocktail strain until there are no more drops coming through the funnel. Mea...

Editor's Note

A masterclass in modern clarification. Milk-washing transforms aged rum and cognac into a silky, vibrant blue sipper that balances tropical acidity with deep, spiced complexity.