Do you have any favourite Christmas (alcoholic) drinks? Obviously eggnog is one choice, but are there others?
I tend to focus on eggnog and port myself.
Couple years took some Calvados to the extended family gathering. Went over pretty well.
CB's family makes flaming shots of Drambuie or Creme de Menthe with 100 proof SoCo on top.
I prefer a mug of spiced wine. :)
I recommend trying flap dragon if you have some brandy, rasins and a pyrex sheet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap-dragon_(game) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap-dragon_(game))
I normally get some Madeira, some upmarket sherry, Chablis and a big bottle of gin :bowler:
Drambuie -_-
...and champagne, to celebrate my birthday.
L.
Vodka. (Not really Christmas, but New Years, which is like Christmas to Russians).
Red wine on Christmas eve, mimosas Christmas Morning. It is tradition or something.
Asti Spumante to drink with dinner. Vodka once everybody's too tipsy to notice me getting drunk.
I pretty much stick to wine and beer like the rest of the year these days. I used to get a bottle of Advocaat and one of lemonade to make snowballs, which still say "Christmas" to me (and probably started me on my drinking career at a young age).
Eggnog with rum and some of the seasonal micro beers.
Never an eggnog fan.
ON Christmas Eve I'm at my older brothers' and we have some nice wines for dinner, vermouth for an appetizer and we normally hit the port later in the evening.
On Christmas day, traditonally, I have a couple glasses of Scotch early in the afternoon, some wine with dinner and then settle down with some wintry British ales in the evening.
I'm not even 100% sure what eggnog IS. I imagine not unlike Advocaat. The notion that there might be a version without alcohol that people actually willingly drink boggles the mind.
Christmas isn't the time for drinking, its the time for playing nice with relatives.
New years now....I could tell you a tale or two of new years.
Egg nog is an American inventions, I think, though I could be wrong. It's a sort of creamy milk thing, that you're supposed to add rum to it. It's pretty vile, which is why I think it's American.
Scotch or vodka. Just like the rest of the year. 'Cept I might spring for a really great single malt for a Christmas treat. The goose is always in the freezer.
Vino, red, and Sam Adams.
A shot of Bushmill's was traditional with my brothers and cousins.
We don't drink during christmas, or during any family occasions. Too much alcoholism in the family.
Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2009, 12:09:21 PM
I'm not even 100% sure what eggnog IS. I imagine not unlike Advocaat. The notion that there might be a version without alcohol that people actually willingly drink boggles the mind.
That's how I feel about apple juice. Let's have a goddamn glass of wort while we're at it. :rolleyes: :mad:
Quote from: Viking on December 16, 2009, 12:36:25 PM
We don't drink during christmas, or during any family occasions. Too much alcoholism Southern Baptistry in the family.
Same. :)
Calvados, port, limoncello, vodka, scotch, whisky, beer.
Quote from: Josephus on December 16, 2009, 12:12:30 PM
Egg nog is an American inventions, I think, though I could be wrong. It's a sort of creamy milk thing, that you're supposed to add rum to it. It's pretty vile, which is why I think it's American.
We usually do not use Middle English words like 'Nog' when we name things.
You should.
Quote from: Josephus on December 16, 2009, 01:44:00 PM
You should.
Maybe. But we don't speak Middle English :P
Eggnog comes from fermented milk drinks in the Middle Ages. During the Colonial Period the English added rum to it. Do they no longer drink it in Blighty? I blame Jamaican independence.
I am not really much of an Eggnog fan either truth be told.
Glögg.
:huh: It comes from fermented milk? I know fermented milk is popular in Central Asia, but I didn't realize they drank it in medieval Europe.
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2009, 02:13:13 PM
:huh: It comes from fermented milk? I know fermented milk is popular in Central Asia, but I didn't realize they drank it in medieval Europe.
It was popular among tribal nomads because milk was a staple of their diet. It was not popular in medieval europe because milk was a rare luxury to the common man on the street. It was something enjoyed almost entirely by the aristocracy.
I'm not much of an alcohol drinking man...but the Moose Milk the resident Canadians made at my last posting, was pretty darned good.
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 16, 2009, 03:58:30 PM
I'm not much of an alcohol drinking man...but the Moose Milk the resident Canadians made at my last posting, was pretty darned good.
Moose Milk = Egg Nog, right?
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2009, 04:04:46 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 16, 2009, 03:58:30 PM
I'm not much of an alcohol drinking man...but the Moose Milk the resident Canadians made at my last posting, was pretty darned good.
Moose Milk = Egg Nog, right?
I don't know exactly how it is made, but I doubt it...as I usually despise eggnog.
Gin and tonics at the Christmas Party I go to, and then seasonal microbrews when out at the bar in addition to the usual Jameson's, Labatt Blue Light, and Utica Club.
Peppermint schnapps.
My family has no drinking traditions, sadly. My parents will have a glass of wine here & there, and one of my brothers will have a few beers with me, but that's about it. My wife's dad, on the other hand, orders champagne by the case around this time of year.
At any rate, I tend to drink darker beers on Christmas-- either a craft-brewed winter seasonal or a nice Belgian trippel. Would like to get a hold of some Samichlaus (Austrian), assuming it's still brewed.
Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2009, 12:09:21 PM
I'm not even 100% sure what eggnog IS. I imagine not unlike Advocaat. The notion that there might be a version without alcohol that people actually willingly drink boggles the mind.
Oh I just assumed eggnog IS Advocat. :blush:
I wonder, do Americans generally consumer less or more alcohol than Europeans (or about the same)?
I know there are some different alcohol consumption patterns/attitudes (for example, alcohol for kids seems to be an anathema in the US, whereas many European countries have some traditional small dosage consumption by kids - e.g. wine to dinner etc.; also - but this could be purely anecdotal - there seems to be more teetotalers in the US; on the other hand, it seems attitudes to drunk driving are much more stringent in Europe), but no idea how this translates into overall consumption levels.
Advocaat is a type of eggnog.....though it sounds like a Dutch lawyer.
Good bourbon, a nice red wine. Pretty simple.
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2009, 01:58:00 PM
Eggnog comes from fermented milk drinks in the Middle Ages.
Oh. Advocaat is pretty much egg yolks, sugar and liquor.
Quote from: Martinus on December 16, 2009, 05:36:35 PM
I wonder, do Americans generally consumer less or more alcohol than Europeans (or about the same)?
I know there are some different alcohol consumption patterns/attitudes (for example, alcohol for kids seems to be an anathema in the US, whereas many European countries have some traditional small dosage consumption by kids - e.g. wine to dinner etc.; also - but this could be purely anecdotal - there seems to be more teetotalers in the US; on the other hand, it seems attitudes to drunk driving are much more stringent in Europe), but no idea how this translates into overall consumption levels.
I think the average alcohol consumption is about the same per capita, and both on a rather heavy side.
Brandy is the Christmas drink, Scotch is the Hannukah drink. I grew up believing that you left out cookies, milk, and a big tumbler full of brandy for Santa to nourish himself, and they were miraculously gone in the morning! :o
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2009, 04:04:46 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 16, 2009, 03:58:30 PM
I'm not much of an alcohol drinking man...but the Moose Milk the resident Canadians made at my last posting, was pretty darned good.
Moose Milk = Egg Nog, right?
A found a few different recipes for it, but this extract from a site on Canadian Air Forces traditions seems to cover the basics...
QuoteMoose Milk
There are many recipes for this uniquely Canadian drink but almost all call for rum - and lots of it. Some also include brandy. Add some coffee liqueur as well - all to a milk, cream and vanilla ice cream base with some sugar and a little nutmeg to enhance the flavour. Go to any Christmas celebration at an air wing in Canada and somebody will have mixed up a barrel of this memorable Air Force concoction.
Sounds kinda like a Mudslide or something.
Christmas is not a big deal to me. I behave just like any other Sunday.
Quote from: Monoriu on December 16, 2009, 10:43:35 PM
Christmas is not a big deal to me. I behave just like any other Sunday.
Heathen. <_<
Nothing special. My family never drank during Christmas and I haven't really observed it since high school. I'll drink whatever is available if am invited to a Christmas party.
Quote from: Tyr on December 16, 2009, 12:11:49 PM
Christmas isn't the time for drinking, its the time for playing nice with relatives.
New years now....I could tell you a tale or two of new years.
I dunno about your family, but certain members of mine require me to have a decent dose of liquor before I can "play nice." Even giving my posting style (which is only slightly exaggerated from real life), I have relatives who are bigger pompous assholes than I am.
Quote from: Martinus on December 16, 2009, 05:36:35 PM
I wonder, do Americans generally consumer less or more alcohol than Europeans (or about the same)?
My guess is that American consumption of alcohol is substantially less per capita, but still significant.
I saw a thing once that ranked beer consumption per capita worldwide, and the top of the list was the Czech Republic, followed by Ireland and then Germany. The United States wasn't even in the top ten--think it was somewhere around 20th on the list. Canada was even lower on the list than the US, which surprised me. The top countries were either all in Europe or were Australia or New Zealand.
Obviously people don't JUST drink beer, but I thought it was fairly insightful since beer is probably the booze of choice in the United States.