"dark rum" news and stories

I was going to mention that today is National Eggnog Day, but we've already talked about it being National Eggnog Month and I didn't want to overnog readers. So I won't even mention that today is National Eggnog Day.

Here's a recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding Eggnog from Food & Wine. It's a little twist on the traditional egg nog recipe. As cook Eben Freeman explains, it's both a drink and a dessert, because it's rather thick (as was traditional eggnog back in the day). This might be good to make for tomorrow. Your family and friends might be surprised at the caramel taste mixed in with the Cognac, dark rum, and cream.

Punch and punch bowls have always bored me. All the ones that I've tried have been overly sweet and dull, and besides, punch bowls remind me of high school dances, and who wants to be reminded of high school?

But this Holiday Punch over at Esquire.com looks like something I could get into, even if it does have rum in it (not a big rum guy). It also includes Cognac and tea bags.

Hey, it's Friday, it's around 5PM, so why not have a 5PM? And no, that's not an excuse to get drunk at your desk at work - wait til you get home.

I'm always looking for new drinks that involve Cointreau. Whenever I have the stuff, I always drink it straight, out of a little glass. Yeah, yeah, I know, that's a lot of sweet stuff. But it just tastes sooooo good on cold winter nights.