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The story behind eggnog, the boozy Christmas classic

’Tis the season for alcohol-spiked, drinkable custard – the inimitable festive cocktail with a wholesome history. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).

During the festive season, the usual rules don’t apply — you can get away with having chocolate for breakfast (as long as it’s from the advent calendar), wear the world’s ugliest jumper to work (providing it has a reindeer on the front) and glug pints of booze-spiked custard in the name of ‘tradition’. In the US, eggnog — a creamy punch that’s usually drunk cold — is as much a signifier of the season as mulled wine is in Europe, as evidenced in classic Christmas movies like Home Alone , National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and even as eve

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