Festive commercial drinks are expensive these days. So how could one enjoy lots of these festive treats and premium tastes affordably? By improvising on recipes with off-the-shelf offerings. This time, I got eggnog from Paul's, but you could get any brand.
Overall, I was very delighted with the combination. The bold spiced and malty chai tea taste complemented the mellow and creamy egg/custard taste very well, balancing richness with woody spice fragrance. It's the perfect balance between adventurous and comforting. If I had to rebrand it for commercial purposes, I might it a "gingerbread custard tea latte".
The good thing about these home recipes and concoctions is that you can decide how much you want of different components. In this case, I used only as much eggnog as necessary to taste the egg and apice flavor, without it getting to sweet. I also added a bit of milk to preference. I used fresh milk, but evaporated milk would also work, or condensed milk if you prefer things sweet.
And enjoying it in my quiet home was 10X more pleasant than overpaying for an overly sweet version in a noisy cafe. So that bottle of eggnog would probably last me easily 10-20 cups of festive drinks in different combinations. If you have a small party of 8-10 people, it would make a very fuss-free, affordable and enjoyable addition to the menu.
You can also put eggnog in hot cocoa, malted cocoa or coffee! I thought the Japanese instant coffees (such as AGF) were nicer compared to the freshly brewed coffees, because instant coffees tend to be less woody, winey or toasty, and have stronger body which blends better with the creaminess of eggnog. For cocoa, less sweet or 0 sugar versions are probably better, given that the eggnog is already sweet.
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