Name of mexican/latino Chirstmas drink

Didn't see the news item but guessing if it is one of the dairy alcohol drinks found throughout Latin America the concern might be that unpasteurized milk or eggs is being used; that would certainly qualify it being banned under longstanding regulations.

I remember when I was a little girl relatives used to bring a potent fruit based rum punch thru US customs to avoid liquor taxes and amt restrictions.

I don't think those drinks will be allowed on this side of the wall...

A Mexican milk, egg spice, and liquor punch.

The first rompope, a derivation of Spanish ponche de huevo (egg punch), was brewed by seventeenth-century nuns in the Santa Clara convent in Puebla, Mexico. According to legend, Sister Eduviges requested that the nuns be allowed to drink the rompope they were only permitted to make. Legend also has it that there was one secret ingredient in the recipe that Eduviges took with her to the grave.

Rompope is served chilled, often over ice, but it can be served warm, which is how I prefer it when cold weather sets in. Either way, it's rich, velvety, fragrant, and certainly full of cheer.

Recipe here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rompope-51213210

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year!

LS

Do you mean rompope? It is kind of like eggnog -- it might be banned as an import because of the eggs or the cream? It is associated with Christmas but is available all year long. When I lived in Mexico for a summer (in 1970!), it was known among the young guys as a great device for getting young girls drunk because it was so easy to drink. Not that I ever did any such thing myself, of course.

Are you thinking of coquito? It's usually associated with Puerto Rico, but my wife grew up knowing it in Argentina and Costa Rica.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquito

Dick_B wrote:
Sure looks like a duplicate post to me.

Op here...Ya sort of is. Thinking was many that are very familiar with Mexico and their traditions don't visit cook section very often.

Sure looks like a duplicate post to me.

Ponche Navideño?