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I’d like to introduce you to your future favorite eggnog: deliciously smooth, perfectly sweet, and devilishly boozy, with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, French vanilla, and banana that’ll make you think you’re drinking liquid banana bread, even though there’s no actual banana in it.
This is our go-to eggnog recipe that we make around this time every year. I know it sounds ridiculous to make your holiday eggnog in September, but trust me that aging your homemade eggnog is the key to achieving the a velvety thick texture and deep, complex flavor without the harsh burn of the alcohol (but all of the fun).
Look, I know you’re probably thinking, who is this chick posting EGGNOG recipes in SEPTEMBER?! Like, that’s worse than the Xmas merch showing up in stores the day after Labor Day.
And I don’t disagree with you.
But—and hear me out here—if you want to make the best homemade eggnog this side of the nuthouse… you need to make it now.
My advice: drop what you’re doing and make a batch of this eggnog NOW. Don’t wait a week, let alone a month. September is the perfect time to make your holiday nog. Taylor actually has a recurring yearly reminder in his calendar for this very reason. Because fresh eggnog doesn’t hold a candle to the aged stuff, and, while some folks age theirs for upwards of a year, we’ve found that 3 months is just about perfect.
After whipping it up (which will take you less than 15 minutes), decant the fresh eggnog into clean glass bottles with tight fitting lids, and stash them in the very back of your fridge. Don’t be tempted to sneak any before December, you hear? At the very least wait until after Thanksgiving.
Aging eggnog mellows the harsh burn of the alcohol, deepens the flavors, and enhances the texture, so come December, you’ll have the most luscious, smooth, perfectly sweet and devilishly boozy eggnog you’ve ever tasted, with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, French vanilla, and banana that’ll make you think you’re drinking liquid banana bread, even though there’s no actual banana in it.
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