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Sherry Egg-Nogg

A sherry-based egg-nogg with milk, sugar, egg, and nutmeg.

sweet · spice · dairy · nutty · party · winter · celebratory

Served in Long thin glass.

Family

Variants (2)

Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.57) — George J. Kappeler 1895

milk — milkbase
1 jiggersherry — sherrymodifier
1 wholeegg — eggother
nutmeg — nutmegother
0.5 tablespoonsugar — fine sugarsweetener
  1. Put the fine ice, egg, sherry, and sugar into a mixing-glass.
  2. Fill with milk, shake thoroughly, strain into a long thin glass, and grate nutmeg on top.

Garnish: Grated nutmeg

Nose
Nutmeg and oxidised wine notes make this a softer, more wine-led nogg.
Palate
Sherry gives the nogg a drier, nuttier centre than the rum-and-brandy versions while keeping the same festive milk-and-egg body.
Finish
The finish is creamy, winey, and lightly spiced.
Summary
A sherry-led nogg showing the fortified-wine side of the family.

Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.57) — Fancy

1 ponybrandy — brandybase
1 jiggersherry — sherrybase
milk — milkdilution
1 wholeegg — eggother
nutmeg — nutmegother
0.5 tablespoonsugar — fine sugarsweetener
  1. Prepare the drink in the same manner as Sherry Egg-Nogg, but add a pony of brandy before shaking.

Garnish: Grated nutmeg

Nose
The added brandy deepens the wine-led nogg aroma into a warmer festive profile.
Palate
This version restores more spirit backbone to the sherry nogg while preserving its nutty fortified-wine character.
Finish
The finish is creamy, warming, and gently spiced.
Summary
A strengthened sherry nogg bridging fortified-wine softness and spirit-led richness.

See also: Sherry Egg-Nogg, Plain Egg-Nogg, Baltimore Egg-Nogg