Name: Brandy Milk Punch
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 55 ml Milk; 10 ml Vanilla sugar syrup

Brandy Milk Punch
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Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 ⁵⁄₆ oz	Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Highball (max 10oz/300ml) glass.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This traditional New Orleans hangover cure beats your bog-standard vanilla milkshake. (Don't dry shake a Milk Punch as this produces something redolent of an Egg Nog.)

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Variant:

Bourbon Milk Punch

History:

A classic which was popular during America's Prohibition era and dates back to colonial times. It is still widely served in New Orleans where it is commonly consumed with Sunday brunch.

Nutrition:

One serving of Brandy Milk Punch contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.03% alc./vol. (12.03° proof)
13.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt Excell

17th January at 12:34

I've seen some (NOLA) people suggesting that this should be made with half-and-half, which I presume would be single cream rather than milk in UK terminology. Any opinions on this?

Simon Difford

12th February at 17:39

Yes, single cream is the nearest UK equivalent to half & half.

Asher Günther

19th October 2023 at 11:07

A dash or two of Angostura is a very welcome addition

Chris Dimal

4th January 2023 at 09:22

Maybe it's because I'm not culturally connected to it, but this just feels like an after dinner drink, not a brunch drink whatsoever.

Chris Dimal

6th January 2023 at 09:28

Sorry to any people from New Orleans, but I decided to be a heretic and remake it with reverse dry shaking. Upped the vanilla sugar syrup. Was a very nice dessert drink which is still balanced. Very filling and satisfying.

Adi Shavit

10th October 2022 at 16:15

Tried it with Italian Stock 84 Brandy.
Very frothy and quite sweet.
I expected a bit more complexity in the taste. It was nice but a bit on the simple sweetness side.

jack weinert

15th January 2022 at 08:12

Easy to drink, added some whipped cream on top, dusted with nutmeg.

Anonymous

22nd January 2021 at 03:48

I added a bit more vanilla syrup but I enjoyed this as an after dinner dessert drink. I’m a novice and this was easy and yummy. Almost like eggnog but not as heavy.