Milk Punch

The base of the drink is delicious. I used brandy, because I had more of that on hand vs rum. For the milk ice cubes, I used whole milk. In hindsight, I think skim milk or oat milk would have been better suited for freezing and melting in a drink. As the ice started to melt, it looked like a cocktail w a lot of gross curdled milk floating in it -- not like the creamy drink in the recipe photo. I'll try making it again w a different milk, because the base really IS tasty and I want this to work.

Using maple syrup makes this so quick and easy to batch. Mix it in a blender to replicate the foam you’d get from shaking. We preferred all bourbon.

Used what I had on hand, which was whiskey instead of bourbon and honey instead of maple syrup. A slightly sweet but well-balanced punch!

Highly recommended. After the second one you may be subject to fits of truth telling about your siblings' contributions to Christmas lunch.