Gourmet egg nog throwdown
So, I've been wanting to try Broguiere's egg nog for a couple of years now, after reading people rave about it online and seeing it Huell Howser's California Gold show.
This year I finally did.
Was it good egg nog? Definitely.
Did it live up to the hype? Not really.
I was expecting something that would knock my socks off. What I ended up with was egg nog that took me back in time to the egg nog they used to sell when I was a little kid.
This year I finally did.
Was it good egg nog? Definitely.
Did it live up to the hype? Not really.
I was expecting something that would knock my socks off. What I ended up with was egg nog that took me back in time to the egg nog they used to sell when I was a little kid.
It was the third brand of egg nog I tried this year.
Earlier this month, I brought a couple of quarts of Fresh & Easy's egg nog to a church get-together. F&E's egg nog was very good, if a bit on the sweet side. It had the flavor of egg nog ice cream. Very creamy, but not overly thick. And a bargain at only $1.99 for a quart.
The second brand I bought was a consolation prize after driving to Henry's in Rancho Cucamonga in search of Broguiere's. They carried four varieties of their milk, but were out of the egg nog. I ended up getting a quart of Straus' organic egg nog, which I remember reading was similar to Broguiere's. It was the milkiest of the three, and had a slightly odd flavor. I achieved a good combination when I mixed Straus' half-and-half with the Broguiere's. I paid $4.49 at Henry's (with a $1.50 deposit for the glass bottle) for Straus'.
So I ended up driving to Montebello to the Broguiere dairy on Christmas Eve to pick up four quarts of the elusive nog. Crazy, I know, but there are apparently some things that you can't get in the Inland Empire. I took one to a Christmas Eve party, one went with me to the parents' on Christmas Day and two were given away as presents. I got all four quarts with tax and glass bottle deposit for $20.06.
Of the three egg egg nogs, I'd still rate Broguiere's the highest. It's nice and thick with a good color and flavor. Next up would be Fresh & Easy's, for it's ice creamy goodness. Last would be Straus'...just not thick enough and that odd flavor. Don''t know what was up with that.
Do you Dine909ers have a favorite egg nog? Feel free to chime in below.
Earlier this month, I brought a couple of quarts of Fresh & Easy's egg nog to a church get-together. F&E's egg nog was very good, if a bit on the sweet side. It had the flavor of egg nog ice cream. Very creamy, but not overly thick. And a bargain at only $1.99 for a quart.
The second brand I bought was a consolation prize after driving to Henry's in Rancho Cucamonga in search of Broguiere's. They carried four varieties of their milk, but were out of the egg nog. I ended up getting a quart of Straus' organic egg nog, which I remember reading was similar to Broguiere's. It was the milkiest of the three, and had a slightly odd flavor. I achieved a good combination when I mixed Straus' half-and-half with the Broguiere's. I paid $4.49 at Henry's (with a $1.50 deposit for the glass bottle) for Straus'.
So I ended up driving to Montebello to the Broguiere dairy on Christmas Eve to pick up four quarts of the elusive nog. Crazy, I know, but there are apparently some things that you can't get in the Inland Empire. I took one to a Christmas Eve party, one went with me to the parents' on Christmas Day and two were given away as presents. I got all four quarts with tax and glass bottle deposit for $20.06.
Of the three egg egg nogs, I'd still rate Broguiere's the highest. It's nice and thick with a good color and flavor. Next up would be Fresh & Easy's, for it's ice creamy goodness. Last would be Straus'...just not thick enough and that odd flavor. Don''t know what was up with that.
Do you Dine909ers have a favorite egg nog? Feel free to chime in below.
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You can get Brouguiere's at Wolfe's Market in Claremont.
Thanks, Karen...I'll have to remember that next year...or New Year's Eve. ;) My local Staters carries the milk, but not the nog. Perhaps next year I'll bug them and see if they can stock the egg nog for me. You hear that, Jack? San Bernardino 40th Street store...Broguiere's egg nog...next year...mark it on your calendar!