Drinks Cocktails Rum Cocktails Milk Punch 4.0 (6,161) Add your rating & review In Guys and Dolls, Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando drank their milk punch by Havana moonlight, but it is more commonly served at brunch or as a morning-after pick-me-up. You can vary the amount of sugar to taste, but keep in mind that unlike daiquiris or Mai Tais, milk punch should be relatively sweet. Classic Cocktail Recipes By Pete Wells Pete Wells Award-winning food writer Pete Wells has been the restaurant critic for The New York Times since 2012 and announced in July 2024 that he would be stepping down from the position. As the publication’s first critic to bestow starred reviews to restaurants from all five boroughs of New York, he garnered attention for reviewing hitherto overlooked genres such as taco trucks and pizza-by-the-slice joints. Wells is equally known for his buzz-worthy critiques of high-profile eateries Per Se, Daniel, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, and Peter Luger, for which he received a James Beard Journalism Award. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 19, 2015 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Yield: 1 Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup white rum 2 tablespoons dark Jamaican rum 1 tablespoon sugar 2 or 3 drops pure vanilla extract Directions Fill a shaker with ice. Add 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup white rum, 2 tablespoons dark Jamaican rum, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 or 3 drops pure vanilla extract. Shake well and strain into an old-fashioned glass or empty coconut shell. Originally appeared: May 2000 Rate It Print