Challenged by Naha’s Steve Carrow with baby formula, Longman & Eagle bartender Derek Alexander—a recent father—”went really over the top,” perusing more than 20 chai recipes for this cocktail inspired by the historic spice trade. In addition to making “pearls” with the Enfamil, he threw in a foam made with some of his wife’s breast milk. Batavia arrack is an Indonesian spirit distilled from sugarcane and fermented red rice. (Recipe below slideshow.)
The Baby Trade
1 oz El Dorado 5 Year Old demerara rum
Derek Alexander of Longman & Eagle makes the Baby Trade
Challenged with baby formula, Derek Alexander of Longman & Eagle goes even further.
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Place about a third of a cup of vanilla Enfamil pearls in the bottom of a collins glass. Insert a large straw and fill the rest of the glass with crushed ice. In a shaker, combine the rum, Batavia arrack, chai syrup, and tiki bitters. Shake well, strain into the glass, and top with a healthy dollop of spiced breast-milk bubbles.
- Chai syrup
Combine ingredients in a pot and bring to a rolling boil. Pour onto a plastic Lexan lid and refrigerate until set, about three minutes.
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