Beyond Nog-a-Sake

For any of you who saw this year's Christmas special for The Office on NBC, you may have noticed an interesting-sounding drink recipe as you squirmed your way through the episode. We're talking about Nog-a-Sake, the vile-sounding holiday combination of three parts Japanese Sake and one part Egg Nog. It sounds disgusting and has a quasi-offensive name, and according to Ed Helms's Andy character from the show, some places won't make it for you "because egg nog is seasonal." F'ing brilliant, that is.

Oh, and according to the folks at Yum Sugar, it's revolting (hint: the Sake makes the Nog curdle).

However, the recipe got us thinking about other things we could mix with the chokingly thick and sickeningly sweet holiday drink beyond the traditional Bourbon or Brandy. We won't subject you to every permutation we tried, but we did want to share one recipe that everyone loved - combining Porter or Stout with Egg Nog. We searched around for recipes indicating people had already tried this and couldn't find any, which surprised us. The two flavors mixed together to cut the sweetness of the Nog, and the smokiness of the porter really brought about a complexly flavored drink that reminded us a bit of Guinness Ice Cream. If you've got some Egg Nog left over from the holidays, we recommend getting your hands on some porter or stout (Guinness would do the trick) and mixing up a few glasses before your New Year's resolution to slim down kicks in. Just mix them in equal parts (it might even be fun to layer them) and roll.

Also, we're having trouble coming up with a name, so if anyone can think of anything clever let us know in the comments below. If we get any good ones we'll pick it and send the winner a prize.

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