Drinks

Brennan’s Brandy Milk Punch

This creamy, nutmeg-spiked cocktail from the New Orleans institution is a boozy dessert in a glass.

  • Serves

    Makes 1 cocktail

  • Prep

    5 minutes

PHOTO: MATT TAYLOR-GROSS • FOOD STYLING: JESSIE YUCHEN

By SAVEUR Editors


Updated on December 11, 2023

Along with the bloody mary, this creamy brandy milk punch is a New Orleans brunch mainstay (and one of our favorite holiday tipples). It features an aromatic aged brandy named after Napoleon Bonaparte, but any good-quality brandy or cognac will do.

Featured in “New Orleans,” by Lolis Eric Elie.

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. half & half
  • 2 oz. Napoleon brandy
  • 1 oz. simple syrup
  • 1½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • Freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, vigorously shake the half & half, brandy, simple syrup, and vanilla until chilled. Pour into an ice-filled old fashioned glass and garnish with nutmeg. 

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