{"id":60420,"date":"2016-01-12T07:40:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T06:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60420"},"modified":"2021-07-22T18:04:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:04:29","slug":"panthers-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/panthers-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Panther Milk and How Do I make It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sounding something like a concoction from a Will Ferrell comedy, <strong>Panthers Milk <\/strong>or<strong> \u2018Leche de Pantera\u2019<\/strong>, has become something of a Barcelona staple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Often bright pink in colour, this beverage is available in bottles, ideal to share, or by the shot. A delicious milk and spirit mixture, plenty of bars now offer their own <strong>homemade variation<\/strong>, but its history is as interesting as trying the liquid itself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-104522 slide-104523\" alt=\"rental apartments in Barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio home inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/panthers-milk\/#What_you_should_know_about_Leche_de_Pantera\" title=\"What you should know about Leche de Pantera\">What you should know about Leche de Pantera<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/panthers-milk\/#History_of_Panther_Milk\" title=\"History of Panther Milk\">History of Panther Milk<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/panthers-milk\/#Where_to_try_Panther_milk_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Where to try Panther milk in Barcelona\">Where to try Panther milk in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/panthers-milk\/#Recipe_for_making_your_own_Panther_Milk\" title=\"Recipe for making&nbsp; your own Panther Milk\">Recipe for making&nbsp; your own Panther Milk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_you_should_know_about_Leche_de_Pantera\"><\/span>What you should know about Leche de Pantera<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_Panther_Milk\"><\/span>History of Panther Milk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head back nearly one hundred years to the <strong>1920s<\/strong> and you\u2019ll find that the Spanish Foreign Legion is responsible for this notable<em> leche<\/em>.&nbsp;Legion Founder General Jos\u00e9 Mill\u00e1n-Astray wanted a drink that was <strong>easy to produce<\/strong> and could be <strong>served in \u2018any situation\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With time spent in some of the harshest environments, such as deserts, the drink needed to have a good shelf life and be easy to reproduce. The tale goes that the general approached <strong>legendary barman <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perico_Chicote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Perico Chicote<\/a> <\/strong>at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid, to forge such a beverage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_73822\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73822\" class=\"wp-image-73822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/fresh-juice-and-kefir.jpg\" alt=\"glass of milk and carrot juice\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-73822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the idea of Chicote solely aiding in Panther Milk\u2019s creation makes a great story, most agree that the legion themselves had the biggest hand in bringing the mixture back from the front to the bars of the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While injured the soldiers would mix medical-grade alcohol with condensed milk for quick pain relief and later, once out and about, gin and other common liquors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Check out ShBarcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skip forward to the 1970s and the sadly missed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-parc-i-la-llacuna-del-poblenou-barrios-of-barcelona\/\">La Barretina<\/a><\/strong> would serve a popular and very strong version to the public, resulting in many students having trouble finding their way home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Falling out of favour in recent decades, the drink has now had something of a Renaissance since many tourists are eager to try its <strong>unique flavour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_try_Panther_milk_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Where to try Panther milk in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were keen to try it first, a visit to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/video-gotico\/\">Gotico<\/a> basement bar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bar-Avesta-1629659240599073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avesta<\/a> <\/strong>would be a good place to start. They specialize in various colours of the sweet treat and the odd interior in the place just adds to the experience. Below is a simple recipe to try at home. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-nacional\/\">El Nacional \u2013 a Unique Gastronomic Experience in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_73917\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73917\" class=\"wp-image-73917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/drip-175551_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"milk splashes on spoon\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-73917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recipe_for_making_your_own_Panther_Milk\"><\/span>Recipe for making&nbsp; your own Panther Milk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It is not all to difficult to make your own glass (or bottle) of Panther Milk, just start with putting all the ingredients listed below in a container and follow this <strong>Panther Milk recipe<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">0.1 oz. BOLS Grenadine<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">0.9 oz. BOLS Triple Sec Curacao<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1.7 oz. Gin<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1.3 oz. Cream or Condensed Milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serve chilled from the bottle or shake the ingredients into a mixer filled with ice, strain and serve. Enjoy your homemade Panther milk!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find a rental in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you like making your own cocktails at home?&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Share your favorite recipes with our readers!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"60420\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 107.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">3.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">12<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sounding something like a concoction from a Will Ferrell comedy, Panthers Milk or \u2018Leche de Pantera\u2019, has become something of a Barcelona staple. 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