Xmas cake - which alcohol?

[stclair]

Hi. I'm going to soak the fruit today for Delia's Christmas cake. I don't have brandy but do have rum, whisky and cognac! Which of these would taste the best please?

[mrsm43s]

Well Cognac is a type of brandy, so I'd use that. I generally buy cheap own brand brandy for Christmas cake making and feeding though.

[Watchingthetelly]

Oooh good choice with Delia. I would go with whiskey.

Totally jonesing for some Christmas cake now...

[Andtheresaw]

cognac is brandy.

[Watchingthetelly]

Good point from everyone else. Think I saw whiskey and was blinded to everything else 😂

[stclair]

You learn something new everyday! Thanks!

[SpoonBlender]

I did a mixed tequila and vodka one one christmas when we were too hard up to get booze in, scraping the bottom of the "drinks we can't drink" cupboard. It was fine! It made remarkably little difference to the flavour.

Normally I use whiskey (Irish preferred, not smokey) but rum or brandy are naturally perfectly fine.

[Laska3Meryl]

I used Jamaican golden rum this time ( and port also in the mix) (hic)

[Namechange170518]

I've used amaretto for the last few years.

[UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername]

I use a mixture of brandy, amaretto, port, dark rum, kirsch and angostura bitters.

[WhoGivesADamnForAFlakeyBandit]

Amaretto

[stclair]

As I’m (clearly!) not a spirits connoisseur I doubt I’ll notice the difference either!