milk punch

American  

noun

1. a beverage containing milk and alcoholic liquor with sugar, flavoring, etc.

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milk punch British  

noun

1. a spiced drink made of milk and spirits

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Etymology

Origin of milk punch

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Giving a complex, explosive melody of flavors with a luxurious, velvety texture, the milk punch has grown to be revered by those who enjoy it.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023

Ms. Reed famously hated eggnog, but she loved a good milk punch, which is eggnog’s lighter, frothier cousin.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2020

Serve a milk-based punch, like Bon Appétit’s warm milk punch with Indian spices.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2019

As hot as I am for the “dirty” chicken and milk punch, ultimately, the dining room is the breakout star at Succotash, the much-anticipated Southern statement from Louisville restaurateur Edward Lee.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2018

St. Cloud was there, dressed even more precisely than usual, and looking as if he were in the habit of going to bed at ten, and had never heard of milk punch.

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas