Manhattan
Robert Simonson
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Hot Milk Punch
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Ingredients
- 1cup whole milk
- 1tablespoon Demerara or other dark, raw sugar
- 2ounces Old Forester Signature or other strong bourbon, vanillated (see note)
- Fresh nutmeg
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat, frothing it with a whisk until it is quite hot but not boiling. Whisk in the sugar. Remove from the heat and stir in the bourbon. Pour into a heatproof mug and grate a small amount of fresh nutmeg atop the foam. Serves one.
Tip
- To make the vanillated bourbon, slice three vanilla pods lengthwise, spreading them open to expose the pulp. Cut into ½-inch pieces and drop them into a 1-liter bottle of 100-proof bourbon. Allow to macerate for at least a week, and top up the bottle as you use it. To make the drink without macerated bourbon, add ½ tablespoon of vanilla extract to the milk as it heats.
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Dannypanama
gamechanger! just made the dulled down version (vanilla extract, cheap bourbon I happened to have on hand) and I'm speechless... it's like a comforting hot chocolate, but with bourbon. This is my go-to answer to eggnog (which always seems way too heavy for my liking).
Harriet
I accidentally made something like this by heating up milk, adding a slice of vanilla pod and some bourbon--night time delight.
Eclectic Reader
Make low-carb by replacing the milk with half heavy cream and half water, Swerve and 1tbsp blackstrap molasses for the dark sugar. Very warm and comforting.
Amrie
This is AMAZING. Very similar flavor profile to eggnog but with 1/10 of the heaviness. Yummy.
RudisHuman
OMG thought it'd be another schmaltzy eggnog - so wrong! Only takes a couple minutes on the stovetop, but that's how the froth is whisked up. Nice touch to float the nutmeg. AFTER removing milk from heat, added 1/2 teaspoon (did you mean tsp? Using 1/2 Tbl/tablespoon seems like over kill!) vanilla paste and 1/4 tsp almond extract. Just cuz. Put in after removing from heat so any alcoholic extracts don't evaporate. Also added 1/4 tsp Monarch Bitters' Cardamom-Clove syrup. Made it almost holy!!!
Dan
Microwave 1 cup whole mile for 1.5 minutes, add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 Tbs Maple syrup and 50 ml bourbon. No mess and taste great. Or skip the microwave and pour the whole thing over ice. Also great!
Debby
Made this with oat milk because that’s what I had, and it was wonderful!
Amrie
This is AMAZING. Very similar flavor profile to eggnog but with 1/10 of the heaviness. Yummy.
Eclectic Reader
Make low-carb by replacing the milk with half heavy cream and half water, Swerve and 1tbsp blackstrap molasses for the dark sugar. Very warm and comforting.
Harriet
I accidentally made something like this by heating up milk, adding a slice of vanilla pod and some bourbon--night time delight.
Dannypanama
gamechanger! just made the dulled down version (vanilla extract, cheap bourbon I happened to have on hand) and I'm speechless... it's like a comforting hot chocolate, but with bourbon. This is my go-to answer to eggnog (which always seems way too heavy for my liking).
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