Posted on 12/14/2013 1:20:50 PM PST by JohnnyP
What's your favorite brand of eggnog? I'm looking for a new one.
Every year about this time I go pick up a couple half gallons of Original Recipe Alta Dena Eggnog. Well, I missed out last year, the stores stopped carrying it immediately after Christmas.
Yesterday I went on their website and looked for it, and saw it's been replaced by their "Holiday" Eggnog.
First ingredient is non fat milk, so I emailed them asking if they had just relabeled it, or if they had discontinued the original.
They were kind enough to get back to me with this:
"Both our Marketing and Research & Development teams at Dean Foods® are continually reviewing our flavor, packaging, and advertising offerings. At any given time, new concepts are being developed, and consumer focus groups are testing them. We appreciate your feedback and hope you continue to enjoy our products."
So, hoping for the best, I went out and picked up a couple quarts of the Holiday flavor. It was like water. Mrs. JohnnyP took a few sips and said "It's not worth the calories" and dumped her glass. I was fuming, but had paid good money, so I suffered through a couple glasses before dumping it ALL down the drain.
I took advantage to send them this feedback. He he. :)
"Please bring back the "Original Recipe" Eggnog. It was thick, creamy, and decadent. High in calories but worth it once a year.
My wife and I just tried the "Holiday" flavor and are very disappointed. It's like cheap Safeway or other low cost eggnog.
My wife took a couple sips of it and said it's not worth the calories. I drank a couple glasses of it then poured the rest down the drain in disgust.
Hope you do better next year.
Thanks very much for listening."
Last year I ended up with Southern Comfort brand eggnog, which was very good. Might be my new favorite.
Yeah ... I know what you mean. AND ... I’ve been on that ferry to Bremerton. It was when the Battleship Missouri was still there.
Yep. The Southern Comfort eggnog is a decent commercial eggnog.
TC
“Top Notch Eggnog from Broguiere’s”
http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/12/los-angeles-top-notch-nog-from-broguieres-farm-fresh-dairy.html
Re: Broguiere’s
Dopey name for it, isn’t it? It’s difficult to pronounce and spell. I understand it’s the name of the family who founded the company (I assume), but it isn’t smart marketing.
Straight bourbon enjoyment is an art form. It’s not a diet coke, I can’t stand soft drinks or sweet tea. It might require being at least part Irish. In my case, I am 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Cherokee. I never read Playboy but by the time I joined the USAF in 1972 at 18 years of age, I new how to sip bourbon and when to stop.
Out here in taxifornia I just picked up some Knudsen eggnog, pretty tasty even before the home additives. I have found that the only Alt Dena nog is that wussified low fat, low enjoyment crud.
All of our favorite food businesses up here in NorCal have family names - Draeger's Market, Martinelli's Apple Cider, DeMartini Orchard Kozy Brothers, Olson's Cherries. Many of the namesakes work at the stores and it gives it a real family connection to us shoppers.
Broguiere's Farm Fresh Dairy - Family owned & operated since 1920. Ernest Broguiere, a French immigrant from the Alps, began the dairy by purchasing a lemon grove on Maple Avenue. When the lemon business failed to take off, he bought a Holstein cow and several hundred glass bottles and started selling milk. With his horse-drawn wagon painted with the dairy logo, he delivered milk to doorsteps, and his business expanded.In 1965, Ernest's son, Ray Broguiere Sr., took over the business and made a few changes, including the painful decision to get rid of the cows. "He kept the bottles, thank God," says Ray Broguiere Jr., who took over for his father in 1975 and plans to pass on the business to his son, Chris. Monique Broguiere, Ray's daughter, is the business manager.
Maybe you should consult to the Broguiere's and suggest they change their name to Smith or Jones.
You can’t go wrong with George Washington’s eggnog recipe.
Blend
1 Pint Brandy
1/2 Pint Rye Whiskey
1/4 Pint Rum
1/4 Pint sherry
1-1/2 Cups Sugar
1 Quart Cream
1 Quart Milk
12 Eggs
‘Dopey’ only because it makes it more difficult to sell. It’s not a name many people can pronounce or spell. Especially in the age of the internet, not knowing how to properly spell a product’s name makes it harder to find. Not knowing how to pronounce it makes it more difficult to ask for or talk about and recommend to others.
All true. But the company is almost 100 years old. Changing now wouldn’t be a good idea...too much emotional attachment by customers.
Good point.
I always liked Barbers and Sealtest. I usually only buy it after Christmas when they often cut it to less than half price.
...however, they can “re-invent” their egg nog sort of speak with some new catchy, simpler name adding that it’s from...them. Put it prominently on the label, mention it in commercials, etc. Notice I’ve forgotten how to spell it already! (”them”) :)
Perhaps for the same reasons people prefer to eat out or eat tv dinners. Whoever does the cooking in the house isn't so good at it. :)
That’s the one. Thanks.
You’re welcome. What’s it called again? Brogouisre? Brogosurie?? Broguiorse???
Lol.
NOW we’re talking.
I love eggnog in coffee... I always remember Dave Barry’s column on Christmas or Thanksgiving, talking about his Aunt’s eggnog, ‘who for God’s sake the recipe should never fall into the hands of the Russians’...
How is it a dairy if they got rid of the cows?
A couple of times I’ve bought Lactaid brand eggnog. I think it’s pretty good. It’s lactose-free; the lactose has been broken down into simpler sugars, which aren’t good for a diabetic like me, but at least there’s no lactose to irritate my GI tract. A little expensive, but tastes good to me. It’s very sweet.
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