New Orleans-style Boozy Milk Punch

Tracey Koch and Stephanie Riegel

Photography by Amy Shutt

December 13, 2021

Dec. 25 is a doubly special day in our family because it also happens to be our mother’s birthday. One of her favorite ways to celebrate is to make a milk punch on Christmas Day. It’s a quintessential beverage to serve at brunch in New Orleans, which is perhaps why our mother is a fan. It is similar to eggnog but not as heavy and much easier to make. We thought milk punch would be the perfect complement to this Christmas breakfast menu.

Servings: 1

2 ounces bourbon

1 sugar cube or ½ teaspoon superfine sugar

4 ounces whole milk

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Dash fresh grated nutmeg

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in the bourbon, sugar, milk and vanilla. Shake vigorously until well chilled.
Strain into a highball glass and sprinkle with a dash of fresh nutmeg.

This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of 225 magazine.

By Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch has been creating recipes, instructing cooking classes for both kids and adults, and writing food columns in the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years. She began writing her favorite column, “Dining In,” back in 2013. Find it featured in the Taste section of 225 Magazine every month. When she is not in the kitchen developing and testing new recipes, she is writing stories for her children’s book series about a little goose from Toulouse.

By Stephanie Riegel