Hot Bourbon Nog

Southerners love a good hot toddy as much as anybody when the temperature drops, and this nog I was once served in a stately Virginia home near Danville, while on the farm to inspect a new litter of beagles (my canine of choice for the past forty years), left a glowing impression. All I kept wondering was what the drink’s English ancestor must have tasted like made with ale (nog) and probably some form of brandy. To reap the full flavor benefits of this drink, don’t serve the nog too