Satsuma @Satsuma@cat.family

@pixouls there are a bunch of different kinds of eggnog, so vibe and how you get it can v much depend!

Personally I’m a fan of coquito, which is coconut milk based, very rich and creamy (and also usually has a *lot* more rum than you’d necessarily realize from the taste, drinker be warned!) which you might find at a spanish grocery but is also p simple to make yourself — its uncooked so you just whisk everything together and then let it chill overnight (you can find versions with or without egg, if raw egg is a concern for you — i think most modern recipes dont use it anymore?)

i’ve only had old school homemade eggnog once, i think, with the beaten egg whites. It’s much fluffier than a lot of other types of egg nog and works best in smaller wider glasses, where you can enjoy the texture instead of half of your drink getting trapped at the bottom of the glass

i’ve made and served flip cocktails a few times — the primary distinction from eggnog being the typical lack of cream/dairy in flips, and the fact that they’re less seasonally associated. They’re very old school, but fun and can be modified to be low ABV if desired which is always a bonus in my book

i’d argue that the recent trend for boozy milkshakes is very much in line with the egg nog tradition — the ingredients in most egg nogs not being too far off from those of an ice cream base. Not my favorite drink tbh, but lots of people like them for good reason!

grocery store egg nog differs from its older homemade counterparts in that: it is almost always fully cooked (older recipes often left the eggs entirely raw or just cooked the yolks while whipping the raw whites) and it often uses other thickeners to cut down on the number of eggs. Often as a mixer (which is to say, not containing any booze, but with a design expectation that you’ll be adding some upon serving) but can be drunk without, though in that case it will be especially heavy and sweet

very possibly what you had at starbucks was an egg nog latte (with or without the espresso)? in which case no eggs, just the spices traditionally used in egg nog (nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla). Still a very good holiday treat, and probably much more accessible to the average person than a lot of the drinks i’ve mentioned here 😆

@kevinkevinson @pastelsinmysky Hobi has *excellent* ideas 😳

@celli@octodon.social ahhh yeah my girlfriend works the same schedule as you, and mine was already very nightowl Eastern even before she moved in — we’re perpetually shocked when its 10 PM and all the boba shops are mysteriously closed 😆

@heyminto ahhh they look like they’re having a blast! i love it 💖

@celli@octodon.social what even is time, really

@Lady they just got knocked out of contention for the playoffs i think but they had an okay season

@Lady just root for the seattle storm they never left

@Lady i have not really gotten the impression that you like watching basketball enough for that to be a hardship?

@Lady easy to not cross a team which does not currently exist

@twotone oh wow i dont think ive ever seen a hot air balloon in person, let alone unexpectedly like that!

@annapods not podfic but have you seen https://vidders.github.io ? would love to see something similar for podfics (both the like meta / artistic critique aspects and the mixed media nature)

@annapods ahhhhh i love this fic 💜