So the Sex and the City girls did it for Cosmopolitans. The Mad Men revived the Old Fashioned. Vodka Martinis are inseparable from James Bond, Miles from Sideways championed Pinot Noir, and Homer is the poster boy for Duff beer. Even White Russians sound tempting when The Dude is drinking them. But who is campaigning on behalf of egg nog? Why is this transatlantic nutmeg-sprinkled yuletide drink so out of favour? I mean, what’s not to like? It’s creamy… sweet… protein filled… and 3 or 4 of them will have you dragging pretty much anyone under the Christmas tree. Clearly what egg nog needs in a new, elegant, hard bitten, ice cool detective to kick start its PR campaign. Someone with the silky smoothness of perhaps Denzel Washington , the curvaceous qualities of a girl like Christina Hendricks and the homely bourbon pathos of say, Steve Buscemi. Step forward… David Mitchell?
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 50–75g caster sugar
- 100ml rum or bourbon
- 200ml full-cream milk
- 150ml whipping cream
- Freshly grated nutmeg, to serve
Method
- Whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar for a few minutes with an electric whisk until pale, light and fluffy. Now whisk in the rum or bourbon a little at a time, then whisk in the milk. (The mixture will separate over time, so it may need to be whisked again.)
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold the boozy egg mixture into the whites, slurp by slurp. Finally, whip the cream until it just holds its shape and fold that into the mixture as well.
- Ladle into punch glasses and serve with a dusting of nutmeg. Mmmmm.
