Whiskey Milkshakes! a.k.a. milk-punch.

It's Friday, it's HOT! and it's official, I'm not a fan of heat waves... That being said, it's also just about 5 o'clock, which marks the time when many get a well deserved break from a long week. Just about any ice cold beverage is gonna hit the spot today, but my mind's been circling around images of milkshakes, one of my favorite year-round drinks.

A few years ago, while baking in the summer heat at an art fair, a friend showed up and handed me something that simultaneously cooled my core and warmed my spirits. I was drinking a whiskey spiked vanilla milkshake, or as Ben Franklin would have called it, a version of milk-punch!

The simple version of this great cocktail is just that, buy a vanilla milkshake, pour an appropriate amount of whiskey (or bourbon) in to get that slightly browned color and slightly caramelized flavor, and enjoy! It can really be that simple.

If you're making this at home, it doesn't have to get too much more complicated. Sure, you could try to make ice-cream from scratch, or mix cream, milk, bourbon, etc. together for a more authentic treat, but there's no need. Just give this a try:

Ingredients:
4 scoops vanilla ice-cream
1/2 cup ice cubes
a dash of milk
2 oz whiskey or bourbon
sprinkle of nutmeg

Mix the first four ingredients together in a blender, pour into glasses, and sprinkle nutmeg on top. These proportions make about two glasses, but nothing's set in stone, or ice for that matter. Feel free to add more booze, more ice-cream, less ice, more ice, however you want to tweak it to get the consistency and potency you desire.

Now sit down and enjoy that treat! And let us know if you're favorite summer cocktail concoction!