Brandy Butter and Cream

Plain whipped cream is good enough for us all year ’round, but come the holidays, we want a little more, and that usually entails some brandy (or whiskey) in the whipped cream or perhaps some brandy butter. We’re a cream family at my house, but some people swear by brandy butter. Christmas hampers—large food-filled gift baskets—will sometimes contain a little jar of artisan brandy butter.