Brandy cocktails
Eggnog
Brandy and rum shaken with a whole egg, cream, milk and sugar, with fresh nutmeg on top. Rich and Christmassy.
- Strength
- Light
- Sweetness
- Sweet
Ingredients
- 30 ml1 ozCognac
- 15 ml½ ozAged rum
- 50 ml1⅔ ozWhole egg
- 30 ml1 ozDouble cream
- 30 ml1 ozWhole milk
- 15 ml½ ozSimple syrup (1:1)
- Grated on topGrated on topGrated nutmeg
Makes one drink, about 170 ml before ice.
Method
- Put the rocks glass in the freezer to chill.
- Add everything except the nutmeg to a shaker without ice and shake for 10 seconds to whip the egg.
- Add ice and shake again until the tin is very cold.
- Strain into the rocks glass.
- Top with the nutmeg and give it one gentle stir.
- Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- None, served chilled
- Garnish
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- Tastes
- Creamy, Sweet