Festive Espresso Pisco Milk Punch

This Cola de Mono cocktail, a popular Chilean holiday drink, is a delightful combination of milk, sugar, and warming spices like cinnamon, cloves, and star anise, infused with a kick of espresso and a splash of pisco or grappa. Served icy cold, it's the perfect festive libation for holiday celebrations.

Festive Espresso Pisco Milk Punch

A Chilean holiday drink made with milk, sugar, and warming spices, infused with espresso and pisco, served very cold.

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Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 oz espresso
  • 1 1/2 oz pisco or grappa

Instructions

  1. In a small pot, combine milk, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and star anise.
  2. Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves, around 10 minutes.
  3. Add the espresso and continue heating for 1 more minute.
  4. Remove from heat, stir in the pisco or grappa, and transfer to a jar.
  5. Chill the mixture before serving.