December 27, 2007 at 8:18 am
· Filed under Cocktails & Spirits, Entertaining, Recipes, Tip Of The Day
| We ring in the New Year with Champagne. But before the clock strikes midnight, you can dazzle guests with flaming egg nog. Make or buy the nog (if you purchase it, spice it up with 1-1/2 ounces of spiced rum per 4 ounces of nog). Chill and pour into a martini glass if you don’t have glass cups (but if you decide to invest in glass cups, they’re great for coffee and tea all year-round). The key to flaming is 150-proof rum (different from the spiced rum, or the 80-proof rum most people have in the house). Float half an ounce of this high-proof rum on top of the nog. Grind fresh nutmeg to garnish. Ignite the drink in front of the guest, using a long wooden fireplace match. It’s holiday magic! Find egg recipes in the Cocktails & Spirits Section of THE NIBBLE online magazine. (Note: The Mount Gay rum shown in the photo, one of the finest rums, is 80-proof. It’s meant to be enjoyed mixed into the egg nog recipe, not ignited.) |
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 Get ready to light the match and ignite the New Year’s Eve festivities. |
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Get ready to light the match and ignite the New Year’s Eve festivities.