# New on the Menu: Five Milk Punches

> Five restaurants create clear milk punches with unique twists.
- Title: New on the Menu: Five Milk Punches · Nation's Restaurant News
- Summary: Five restaurants create clear milk punches with unique twists. Five restaurants use milk or alternatives to make clear cocktails with distinct flavors.
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- Source: Nation's Restaurant News — https://nrn.com/independent-restaurants/new-on-the-menu-a-look-at-five-milk-punches
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- Topics: milk punch, oddball, isla co les, factory at night on earth, mileta, little torch, coconut milk, food, business
## Milk Punch Trend
A milk punch is a clear cocktail made by adding dairy to a cocktail, letting the acid curdle the milk, and then slowly straining it.
## Oddball's Pseudo-Banana
Logan Rodriguez, beverage director of Oddball in New York City, named his version the Pseudo-Banana based on his discovery that juiced jicama smells similar to a barely ripe banana.
## Isla & Co. LES Espresso Martini Flight
At Isla & Co.LES in New York, Parched Hospitality Group beverage director Jeremy Ortiz offers an Espresso Martini Flight including the Coco Divine, a punch clarified by milk infused with smashed Australian Tim Tam cookies.
## Factory at Night on Earth Blueberry Cheesecake
The Factory at Night on Earth in Los Angeles uses cream cheese instead of milk to make a clear cocktail that evokes the flavor of blueberry cheesecake.
## Mileta's Eastern Promises
Mileta in Lexington, Ky., serves Eastern Promises, a milk punch named for a 2007 Viggo Mortensen film, starting with Slivovitz, an Eastern European plum spirit.
## Little Torch's Coconut Milk Punch
Little Torch in Miami Beach, Fla., makes a milk punch with coconut milk that clarifies the drink without dairy.
## Key takeaway

Five restaurants use milk or alternatives to make clear cocktails with distinct flavors.