TASTE: TEMPERED TIDES at The Golden Monkey Lounge
Tempered Tides by Sha Bhatti at The Golden Monkey Lounge | Photo: Konrad Odhiambo/The Dishing
Taking inspiration from a classic clarified milk punch, Sha Bhatti delivers a clarified toasted pina colada in both boozy and non-alc form.
Words: Susie Davidson Powell
Photos: Konrad Odhiambo/The Dishing
Location: The Golden Monkey Lounge, Glens Falls N.Y.
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Guest Shift Bartender: Sha Bhatti | IG: @Sha_thebarman
Bar: The Golden Monkey Lounge, Glens Falls | IG: @thegoldenmonkeylounge | thegoldenmonkeylounge.com
The cocktail: Tempered Tides
The ingredients: Lime juice, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, toasted coconut rum, Puerto Rican rum, and heavy cream
The inspiration: “In the “Tempered Tides,” a clarified toasted coconut pina colada, I wanted to bring some of the flavors that remind me of my time curating cocktail menus in Florida but that still fit the theme of fall upstate. It's a labor of love to get all the ingredients to play well together, be as clear as possible, and taste exactly the same each and every day. I also came up with a non-alcoholic counterpart that is really comparable in taste.” - SB
The build: All ingredients are combined and the milk protein from the heavy cream binds with the tannins and impurities in the juices and spirits causing the cream to curdle. Once it has curdled, we go through a double straining process which leaves a clear liquid that holds all the same flavor but is mellowed out and has a subtle milky texture.
