This is based on the Currents and Coils cocktail created at Patent Pending in New York City. I was really drawn to it because it really seems like too many different flavors to possibly mix into one drink successfully. The flavors all sound like they go together, but the execution sounded difficult. Wanting to be able to make it on my own and without a response from the bar itself I attempted to recreate it based only on their vague list of ingredients below: Venezuelan & Guyanese Rum Malted Milk Coconut Banana Patent Coffee Pineapple Lime This spec was incredible difficult to decode since something like “Banana” or “Coconut” could mean countless different things. As I experimented with different ratios and different ingredients I eventually came upon a set of ingredients I liked. After 5 iterations I came up with this attempt and every adjustment I’ve attempted to make over the past two years has only made the drink worse. Upon returning to Patent Pending and having the original again I was shocked to find that what I had created was essentially a completely different drink and one that I liked even more.
Currents & Coils #5
Ingredients
- 1 oz Banana Rum Recipe below
- 1 oz Plantation 5 Star
- 1 oz Cold Brew Coffee
- ¾ oz Coco Lopez
- ½ oz Pineapple Juice
- 1⁄4 oz Lime
- 1 tbsp Malted Milk
Garnish:
Instructions
Banana Rum:
- 750 ml Gosling’s Black Seal
- 2 over-ripe bananas (no green, significant brown)
- Bake the bananas at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until they burst.
- They should be completely and uniformly brown at this point.
- As soon as the bananas are cool enough to handle split them open.
- Mash them up with a fork.
- Add them to the rum.
- Let sit for a few hours.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer.
- You can strain again through a coffee filter but the final drink is thick enough that I find in unnecessary.
- This has never spoiled on be.
- I've had bottles as old as 6 months or so kept unrefrigerated.
- Currents & Coils #5
- Add all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
- Shake for 15-20 seconds.
- Single strain into a pilsner glass (photo was from an event where I had to serve in plastic cups unfortunately) full of crushed or nugget ice.
- Place the banana chips on top.
- Add the freshly-grated nutmeg.
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