The Varnish's Milk Punch Recipe

Ingredients (7)

• Peeled zest of 6 lemons plus 1 1/3 cups juice from a total of about 10 lemons
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 2 quarts (1/2 gallon) whole milk
• 1 3/4 cups turbinado simple syrup (see note)
• 2 cups cognac, such as Pierre Ferrand 1840
• 1 quart demerara rum, such as El Dorado Five-Year
• Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg