Baking spices, whipped into clouds of egg white, meet dark rum and boozy brandy in this frothy, foamy warm milk punch that’s akin to another beloved wintry holiday drink: eggnog.


How to Make a Tom and Jerry Cocktail

The Tom and Jerry is a warm, spicey, rum-based cocktail. The Tom and Jerry cocktail consists of a batter made of stiffly beaten egg whites, with egg yolks, butter, sugar, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, and cinnamon folded back in. That batter is added to a mug and then rum, Cognac, and warm milk are incorporated on top.  

The Tom and Jerry cocktail was originally a publicity stunt devised by a British journalist, Pierce Egan, to coincide with the 1821 release of his book, *Life in London, or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom*, along with the stage play that followed that same year, *Tom and Jerry, or Life in London*. The drink was a hit, and soon became a Christmastime tradition in the United States (principally the Midwest) in its own right. 

Baking spices, whipped into clouds of egg white, meet dark rum and boozy brandy in this frothy, foamy warm milk punch that’s akin to another beloved wintry holiday drink: eggnog.


The Tom and Jerry is a warm, spicey, rum-based cocktail. The Tom and Jerry cocktail consists of a batter made of stiffly beaten egg whites, with egg yolks, butter, sugar, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, and cinnamon folded back in. That batter is added to a mug and then rum, Cognac, and warm milk are incorporated on top.

What Is the Tom and Jerry Cocktail? 

The Tom and Jerry cocktail was originally a publicity stunt devised by a British journalist, Pierce Egan, to coincide with the 1821 release of his book, Life in London, or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, along with the stage play that followed that same year, Tom and Jerry, or Life in London. The drink was a hit, and soon became a Christmastime tradition in the United States (principally the Midwest) in its own right.

What Is the History of the Tom and Jerry Cocktail?

Tom and Jerry Cocktail Recipe

Baking spices, whipped into clouds of egg white, meet dark rum and boozy brandy in this frothy, foamy warm milk punch that’s akin to another beloved wintry holiday drink: eggnog.