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

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

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

Then, when I was placed in the deep chintz-covered chair by the window, Sally came in with a milk punch, which she held to my lips while I drank.

From The Romance of a Plain Man by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson