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What does “clarified” mean?

Clarified: Juice or a whole drink filtered (with milk, agar or a centrifuge) until it's perfectly clear.

Category
Technique
Taste
Cleaner, silkier, less cloudy. Lasts longer and stays bright.
Strength
Same as the drink
Similar to
the cloudy version, but smoother
Also called
clarification, crystal clear, agar, centrifuge, centrifuged

The story

Clarified milk punch is over 300 years old. Modern bars added agar and lab centrifuges in the 2010s, led by Dave Arnold's Booker and Dax in New York.

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