Classic cocktail

Tom and Jerry

A hot Christmas staple dating to 1820s London. Spiced egg batter stirred with brandy and aged rum, then lengthened with hot milk.

Glass
Irish coffee glass
Method
Build
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
4

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Tom and Jerry Batter, about 2 tbsp
  • 1 oz Brandy
  • 1 oz Aged RumMore Aged Rum cocktails
  • 4 oz Whole Milk, hot; or hot water, or half and half

Garnish: Grated nutmeg

How to make it

  1. Warm the mug with hot water, then discard the water.
  2. Add the batter, brandy, and rum and stir until smooth.
  3. Slowly pour in the hot milk while stirring to keep the batter from clumping.
  4. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. One batch of batter covers about two dozen drinks.