This week at a networking event a conversation turned to cocktailing. Telling a fellow networker of the blog he noted that he’d been learning more about scotch and asked what cocktails I could recommend. At that point I realized that I’d only done one. So I figured I needed to do something about that: Milk Punch. In the process, I’ve discovered a wonderful new practice. I’ll call it the “neighbor shaker”. A friend and neighbor has been working hard and unable to socialize as she’d like. So I filled a shaker with the tipple, hopped in the elevator and knocked on her door.
She opened the door to find me shaking a tin. “If Mohammed doesn’t have time to come to the mountain, then the mountain will bring cocktails to Mohammed. There’s only enough here for one round. That’s how long your break will last. Then it’s back to work!” She laughed and invited me in.
We sipped the first sip and a smile spread across my face. It was an icy thin eggnog. I couldn’t help but tell L- about my grandmother who was in charge of the Christmas bev. She too used bourbon instead of rum. She was big on tasting. For balance and quality purposes, of course! Still, by the time she and the nog emerged from the kitchen she was flush with Holiday spirit…and a might bit silly! Like Gram’s eggnog, this is not a kiddy cocktail. It is full on an adult sippin’ beverage. While tasty, odds are there won’t be a second round of these. But the good news is with 3 ounces of bourbon and a healthy splash of rum, it’s strong enough to get the job done all by its lonesome.
Milk Punch
3 oz bourbon
3 oz milk
1/2 t. dark rum
1T. simple syrup
Nutmeg
Shake liquids with cracked ice. Strain into chilled tumbler or highball glass. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Oh, and use whole milk. Please, no blue gruel with skim!
She opened the door to find me shaking a tin. “If Mohammed doesn’t have time to come to the mountain, then the mountain will bring cocktails to Mohammed. There’s only enough here for one round. That’s how long your break will last. Then it’s back to work!” She laughed and invited me in.
We sipped the first sip and a smile spread across my face. It was an icy thin eggnog. I couldn’t help but tell L- about my grandmother who was in charge of the Christmas bev. She too used bourbon instead of rum. She was big on tasting. For balance and quality purposes, of course! Still, by the time she and the nog emerged from the kitchen she was flush with Holiday spirit…and a might bit silly! Like Gram’s eggnog, this is not a kiddy cocktail. It is full on an adult sippin’ beverage. While tasty, odds are there won’t be a second round of these. But the good news is with 3 ounces of bourbon and a healthy splash of rum, it’s strong enough to get the job done all by its lonesome.
Milk Punch
3 oz bourbon
3 oz milk
1/2 t. dark rum
1T. simple syrup
Nutmeg
Shake liquids with cracked ice. Strain into chilled tumbler or highball glass. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Oh, and use whole milk. Please, no blue gruel with skim!
good times :-)
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