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

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milk punch

Oh, milk punch, a fickle, delicious icon of the cocktail world.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023

A distant relative of the old-fashioned incorporates red bell peppers; for a drink called simply Sesame they’ve even figured out how to make clarified milk punch with the “whey” from sesame tofu.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

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

Yes, Bob, yes; I am the milk punch of human kindness; I often cry—when the chimney smokes; and sometimes when I laugh too much.

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick