George Washington's Eggnog

Ingredients

• 1 oz Jamaican rum (smith & cross)
• 1 oz Rye (rittenhouse)
• 2 oz Brandy (pedro domecq fundador solera reserva)
• 0.75 oz Sugar
• 4 oz Milk
• 4 oz Cream
• 0.5 oz Sherry (lustau east india solera sherry)
• 2 Eggs

Instructions

Separate the yolks from whites. Add sugar to beaten yolks and mix well. Add dairy then liquor while beating slowly. Beat the egg whites until stiff and slowly fold into the mixture. Let chill for several days (16 hours). I garnished with freshly grated nutmeg. This serves two and is an eight-fold scale down from the original recipe. The recipe was specific for everything but the number of eggs; I went with one egg per serving.