Name: Bourbon Milk Punch
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Whisk(e)y - Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Vanilla sugar syrup; 75 ml Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat); 4 Vanilla bitters

Serve in a

Collins glass

Garnish:

Dust with grated nutmeg

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 2/3 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1/2 fl oz	Vanilla sugar syrup
2 1/2 fl oz	Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat)
4 drop	Bob's Vanilla bitters
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat) – Dairy

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Review:

Truly the milk of the Gods! Delicate bourbon with a touch of vanilla. Balanced rather than sweet, and milky rather than creamy.

Variant:

Brandy Milk Punch

History:

This classic was popular during America's Prohibition era and is still widely served in New Orleans where it is commonly consumed with Sunday brunch.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bourbon Milk Punch contains 227 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
10.51% alc./vol. (21.02° proof)
14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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