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COLIN NEIL STEVENS IS THE BEVERAGE DIRECTOR AT KEBAYA IN NEW YORK , A NEW PERANAKAN RESTAURANT FROM FUNGI HOSPITALITY GROUP .

This cocktail is a milk punch that is lively and versatile , elegant and effortlessly perfect in every context . Just like the girl from Ipoh herself . Girl From Ipoh is made using pandan , vegetal tannins , Batavia arrack , pineapple and lime , which are mixed together and clarified using the milk wash technique . This technique reduces the harsher elements of alcohol while leaving the softer flavors intact and creating a light and delicate texture . The finished product is a punch that is lively , versatile and elegant .

GIRL FROM IPOH

( batch recipe ) 16 oz . By The Dutch Batavia Arrack white rum 80 oz . Tanduay white rum 96 oz . Pandan coconut cream * 32 oz . Evaporated milk 32 oz . Dolin Dry vermouth 32 oz . Pineapple juice 16 oz . Lime juice

Slowly stir in the white rums with the pandan coconut cream and evaporated milk ; let this mixture sit for a bit . Then slowly stir in vermouth , pineapple , and lime juice . Cover and store in the fridge overnight . Serve the cocktail as a 3-oz . pour in a rocks glass with a large cube . Garnish with a knotted pandan leaf .

* For Pandan coconut cream Combine 115 g . chopped pandan leaves , 1,800 g . coconut milk and 1,475 g . sugar . Simmer ingredients together for 15 minutes . Then blend thoroughly until there are no large pieces of pandan and the leaves have disintegrated enough to turn the mixture a pale green . Cool the mixture to at least room temperature in an ice bath .

Humble Baron , which boasts the world ’ s longest bar , opened in March in Shelbyville , TN . The restaurant , bar and live music venue at the Nearest Green Distillery — home of Uncle Nearest whiskey — features a 17-station , 518-foot-long showpiece bar that wraps around an indoor stage .

The Humble Baron bar , which is more than 100 feet longer than the previous record holder , has been officially certified as the Longest Bar in the world by Guinness World Records .

Humble Baron offers craft whiskey cocktails and elevated Southern fare , such as Nashville Hot Shrimp and Grits and Snow Crab Claws sauteed in brown butter and sage . The bar program was crafted in partnership with Gin & Luck , the hospitality company behind Death & Co ., with Black-owned spirits taking center stage . Assistant director of beverage , DeAndre A . Jackson , leads the bar ’ s cocktail innovation .

Signature libations include the “ Queen ’ s Gambit ,” with Sorel liqueur , Hella Cocktail Co . apple blossom bitters , local premium Tennessee whiskey , pineapple gomme and lemon juice , and the “ Dear Fawn ,” which is a spin on the Espresso Martini that swaps the usual vodka for local premium Tennessee whiskey .

The venue will be an additional draw for the community and the distillery . Nearest Green welcomed more than 110,000 visitors in the past 12 months ; that number is expected to triple by the end of the year .

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