Eggnog (1 Viewer)

[Osaurus]

Been hitting the nog for a month already 

 

[Joe Mammy]

Way back when I threw an Egg Nog Grog party at my tiny duplex apartment. About 50 restaurant employees piled in. 

All I served was store bought egg nog, bacardi dark rum and nutmeg. I had sleeves of 16 oz red cups. I had tons of rum.

The next day as I cleaned up I pulled the kitchen trash can away from the wall and there was a perfect triangle sculpture of red cups stuck to the wall! It was amazing...I just left it there as a community art project.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Been hitting the nog for a month already 

love the nog ...usually just go grocery store brand

recommendations on egg nog brand? 

I'm not making it - so don't go there.

 

[Wingnut]

Just picked up some today from Publix...my first since last December...thick and glorious.

So good, but so bad for you. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Just picked up some today from Publix...my first since last December...thick and glorious.

So good, but so bad for you. 

yeah gotta put liquor in it to kill all those germs and fat cells

 

[Osaurus]

love the nog ...usually just go grocery store brand

recommendations on egg nog brand? 

I'm not making it - so don't go there.

I like Southern Comfort Vanilla Spice

 

[heckmanm]

I do Alton Brown's aged eggnog recipe yearly, with some tweaks each season. It is fairly strong and tastes great once it sits. Not the fluffy nog some are used to, but you could fold in egg whites when serving if you wanted. Just made this year's batch yesterday, still have 1 jar each from the last two years in the fridge.

I do a hybrid of this and Michael Ruhlman's. And fresh-grated nutmeg on top.

Only got through about half of last year's batch due to COVID limiting gatherings, so I still had a good bit in the back of the fridge.  Sampled it last week and it's still good.

 

[AAABatteries]

love the nog ...usually just go grocery store brand

recommendations on egg nog brand? 

I'm not making it - so don't go there.

Just curious why - too much hassle?  I’m horrible in the kitchen but most of these recipes are so easy that anybody can do them and they all turn out delicious and superior to store bought. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Just curious why - too much hassle?  I’m horrible in the kitchen but most of these recipes are so easy that anybody can do them and they all turn out delicious and superior to store bought. 

I love cooking, and have been cooking for years.

Hell, I even love grocery shopping and meal planning - and trying different stuff, including different kinds of custom drinks.

I just found that I have always really liked store bought egg nog - and would rather spend my time making other stuff while drinking liquor-infused store bought egg nog.

 

[Wingnut]

The ones that are premixed with alcohol are awful (Evan Williams, Penn Dutch, etc)

Theyre not even real egg nog...no actual cream, no need for refrigeration...all chemicals and rot gut booze. Hard pass. (Edit: the SoCo ones in the cooler section are decent. I'm talking about the ones in the liquor stores at room temp)

The only way to go is buy the real stuff in the grocery store cooler and add whatever alcohol you like. 

I don't even add alcohol, I like it plain jane, maybe heated up a little with a sprinkle of nutmeg. Sublime. 

 

[eoMMan]

I'm going to try mixing the Southern Comfort Egg Nog with Southern Comfort alcohol.

How much alcohol should I be adding?

I've seem different suggestions online. Has anyone perfected this yet?

 

[AAABatteries]

I'm going to try mixing the Southern Comfort Egg Nog with Southern Comfort alcohol.

How much alcohol should I be adding?

I've seem different suggestions online. Has anyone perfected this yet?

I'll still tell people to make it homemade but if this is the route you are taking, I would start with 2 oz. booze to about 4 oz. of a non-alcoholic eggnog.  It will be easy enough to adjust it up or down to taste.

 

[BrutalPenguin]

I'm going to try mixing the Southern Comfort Egg Nog with Southern Comfort alcohol.

How much alcohol should I be adding?

I've seem different suggestions online. Has anyone perfected this yet?

I love the Southern Comfort eggnog, but I would imagine adding Southern Comfort would be too sweet.  Try some Kraken dark rum or not too expensive bourbon.  2 oz in a rocks glass of eggnog.

 

[heckmanm]

I'm going to try mixing the Southern Comfort Egg Nog with Southern Comfort alcohol.

How much alcohol should I be adding?

I've seem different suggestions online. Has anyone perfected this yet?

Assuming the SoCo nog is dairy/egg/sugar with no alcohol?

If so, my ratio for homemade is roughly equal parts dairy and booze, plus eggs and sugar

• 3 pints dairy (plus 12 yolks and a pound of sugar)
  
• 50 oz booze (fifth of whiskey, pint of dark rum, cup of cognac)
  

I'd guess the storebought nog equivalent would be about 4 parts nog to 3 parts alcohol.  Note that this is quite strong and I age mine for several months.