Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker halfway filled with ice cubes. Shake vigorously for about a minute or until the egg has thoroughly mixed with the liquids and the milk has become frothy. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice cubes. Garnish with ground nutmeg and serve.

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Eggnog, also known as egg nog, is a sweetened dairy-based beverage made with milk and/or cream, sugar and beaten eggs (which gives it a frothy texture), and flavoured with ground cinnamon and nutmeg. Various liquors, such as brandy, rum, whisky, advocaat and/or liqueurs, are often added. Eggnog is a popular drink throughout the United States and Canada, and is usually associated with winter celebrations such as Christmas and New Year. Commercial non-alcoholic eggnog is typically available only in the winter season. Eggnog may be added as a flavouring to food or drinks such as coffee and tea. Eggnog-flavoured ice cream is a seasonal product in the United States and Canada. The origins, etymology, and even the ingredients used to make the original eggnog drink are debated. Eggnog, or a very similar drink, may have originated in East Anglia, England, though it may also have been developed from posset (a medieval European beverage made with hot milk). The "nog" part of its name may stem from the word "noggin", a Middle English term...

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