Milk Punch

Name: Milk Punch
Yield: Makes 12 cocktails
Ingredients: 15 (3-inch), strips lemon zest plus 6 ounces juice (4 lemons); 8 ounces, recipe with lemon; 22 ounces aged, rum; 16 ounces, boiling water; 10 ounces, brandy; 6 ounces porter or stout, beer; 2 cups, whole milk

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Don't be fooled by the name of this recipe—it's not milky and creamy. Rather, it's silky-textured and clear, with mellow, harmonious flavors.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Cocktail

SERVESMakes 12 cocktails

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Cocktail

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This is what's often called English milk punch or clarified milk punch. (A creamy and opaque version of this cocktail, called brandy milk punch or bourbon milk punch, is popular in New Orleans.) The base recipe for English milk punch includ...

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