How to make a Boba Phat at Seascape Resort
Channel: Event Santa Cruz
Date: 2018-09-24

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The Boba Phat will be the signature drink during Cocktail Week at Seascape Resort. What is a Boba Phat? Watch and read below!

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Inspiration behind drink: 

I am fascinated with the idea of bubble tea (aka boba tea).

To me, it’s such a bizarre and interesting  food that has exploded in popularity. I wanted to create a grown up boozy version of this fun treat. Boba pearls (also know as tapioca balls) are a product that comes from tapioca, a starch which is in turn extracted from the cassava root. Bubble Tea , originally created in Taiwan , is a  non-alcoholic tea-based drink invented in the 1980s.

Is their a story behind the drinks name? If so, fill us in! 

I am a die hard Sci Fi fan. As a  a kid born in the 80’s, Star Wars is part of my nerdy makeup!  “BOBA FETT” is a cult figure and one of the most popular Star Wars characters. As a bounty hunter in the films, he is a cool and collected character that presents a “wicked ambiguity.”  I changed the “FETT” into

“PHAT”  a silly, ridiculous and outdated term (in my opinion)  for “cool” or awesome.”  “That album she released  is “phat”

Detailed description of the drink (ingredients, flavors, what makes it memorable) 

Nolet’s is a  gorgeous dutch gin with a beautiful  viscosity and sweetness. It lends itself perfectly to this cocktail .We make the matcha tea mix from quality matcha powder, whisking it with boiling water, fine straining , allowing to chill and adding house simple syrup.

We prepare the cocktail by adding the cooked boba pearls that have been slightly chilled and stored in simple syrup  to the bottom of a snifter glass, then shake together the gin, matcha mix, whole milk and fine strain. We add a special wide boba straw . Almond or soy can be used in place of milk for our non-dairy guests. This cocktail is well balanced, slightly sweet, pleasantly bitter, clean and herbaceous.


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