# What type/brand of alcohol goes best with eggnog? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356 "2010-12-08T00:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/21 "2010-12-09T03:35:38Z")
I also dislike rum but Stroh rum from Austria is amazing; it tastes like butterscotch to me. It’s the only rum like liquid I will consider drinking. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/22 "2010-12-09T05:24:35Z")
I prefer brandy (Cognac especially) but, as I use brandy for no other purpose, I usually end up with my once-a-year nog spiked with spiced rum. This is also acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/23 "2010-12-09T05:39:29Z")
Amaretto. I’ve used some pretty cheap stuff and it matters not. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/24 "2010-12-09T05:46:46Z")
Heh, I was about to say “what, no one’s mentioned amaretto yet??” but **Jenaroph** did, so all’s well. 😛 Eggnog and Kahlua sounds fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/25 "2010-12-09T05:49:16Z")
I think a whole bottle of Glenfiddich, creamy, lightly spiced, eggnog punch made with Sterling’s eggnog would be the best. You have to serve it chilled immediately in a large libby punch bowl, red candles, Holly and berries to centerpiece. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/26 "2010-12-09T05:59:28Z")
I put rye in it. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/27 "2010-12-09T06:09:22Z")
I have never “poured” eggnog, I have only “scooped” it. I think that is an important gastonomie. Punch Set: Ladle, bowl and demitasse… closely realated to the soup set. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/28 "2010-12-10T04:22:23Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Amaretto. I’ve used some pretty cheap stuff and it matters not. I prefer whiskey, but on the liqueur theme, Drambuie or Benedictine work well. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/29 "2010-12-10T08:50:04Z")
I too think rye whiskey is best. Which is odd, because as a mixed drink I don’t care for it, and like rum instead. But not in eggnog. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356/30 "2010-12-10T14:57:38Z")
We’ve always done the traditional Captain Morgan’s spiced rum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-brand-of-alcohol-goes-best-with-eggnog/563356.md?page=1)