Milk Punch For The Holiday

From the pages of GQ, comes this recipe for Milk Punch to sweeten your holiday party with.

GQ Milk Punch

Serves 12 to 15

Ingredients:

1 cup whole milk

3 cups heavy cream

1 cup raw sugar

1 liter brandy

1 cup Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• In a saucepan, bring the milk and cream to a simmer over medium heat and add the sugar. Stir to dissolve and remove from heat.
• In a large punch bowl, combine the cream-sugar mixture with the rum and vanilla. Whisk well.
• Freeze overnight and remove approximately two hours before serving. Break up remaining ice before serving.

Or, from the pages of Pirate's Pantry (a recent gift given by my in-laws), comes Southwest Louisiana's take:

Pirate's Pantry Milk Punch

Serves 6

Ingredients:

Ice

1 rounded teaspoon sugar

⅛ teaspoon vanilla

6 jiggers bourbon

2 jiggers Kahlua

Milk

Nutmeg

• Fill blender with ice to 1 inch from top. Add other ingredients in order except nutmeg, filling blender only to 1 inch from top.
• Put lid on and blend until ice is fine.
• Let sit a few minutes before pouring.
• Sprinkle nutmeg on top of each serving.