Hot Milk Punch

Name: Hot Milk Punch
Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon Demerara or other dark, raw sugar; 2 ounces Old Forester Signature or other strong bourbon, vanillated (see note); Fresh nutmeg

By Toby Cecchini

Rating: 5(91)
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This lean milk punch is concocted with vanilla-macerated bourbon. It takes only a few minutes to prepare (maceration aside), and delivers an outsize glow on a chilly night. Though it might make a flu sufferer feel better, don’t wait for the flu to try it.

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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

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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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Comments

Dannypanama7 years ago

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).

Harriet7 years ago

I accidentally made something like this by heating up milk, adding a slice of vanilla pod and some bourbon--night time delight.

Eclectic Reader7 years ago

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.

RudisHuman3 years ago

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!!!

Dan4 years ago

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!

Debby4 years ago

Made this with oat milk because that’s what I had, and it was wonderful!

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