Along with the bloody mary, this creamy brandy milk punch is a New Orleans brunch mainstay (and one of our favorite holiday tipples). It features an aromatic aged brandy named after Napoleon Bonaparte, but any good-quality brandy or cognac will do.

Ingreadients:

• 4 oz. half & half
• 2 oz. Napoleon brandy
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 1½ tsp. vanilla extract
•  Freshly grated nutmeg

Direction

1. In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, vigorously shake the half & half, brandy, simple syrup, and vanilla until chilled. Pour into an ice-filled old fashioned glass and garnish with nutmeg.