Recipe

• 4 parts half-and-half (see below)

• 3 parts brandy

• 2 parts sugar syrup

• Vanilla flavouring

• Nutmeg

Shake the first four ingredients together with ice, and pour into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Add a sprinkle of nutmeg.

A lovely comforting drink before bedtime, reminiscent of egg nog, Baileys and custard tarts. Half-and-half is meant to be an equal-parts mixture of single cream and whole milk. I used double cream and almond milk, so that should balance out roughly.