Monday, December 10, 2018

Advent Calendar - Eggnog with Rum


Egg nog can go so many ways, but tonight the Captain made it happen.  For each eggnog we took 2 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and 3 oz Oberweiss Eggnog.  Shook the heck out of it and strained into a pretty glass with freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.  

First thing you need to know, I have every intention of a homemade eggnog before this is over, but with my cousin visiting I had to get the Oberweiss.  It simply is the best eggnog I've ever had and I don't even love eggnog.  It's so good, that when I visit my family in Michigan (where they don't have Oberweiss) I fill a cooler with glass bottles for my brother.  Sure, anyone in Illinois knows that we shouldn't give Oberweiss our money - bad politics and whatnot.  But the dairy is SO GOOD.  I try to vote with my dollars so I only splurge on this guilty pleasure in the month of December.  

Next thing you need to know is that grated nutmeg is greater than ground nutmeg.  Get yourself a nutmeg grinder and buy whole nutmeg.  It makes your cookies and oatmeal and eggnog all so much better.  

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