To ask what spirit you use in Christmas cake?

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First year making Christmas cake and I'm not sure which spirit to use. I'm not eating it so have no preference. I'm on a bit of a budget so cheaper is better!

Thank you!

I always use whisky.

Rum is good to use.

Dark rum. Always use it to feed the cake too.

I use brandy. Seems a bit more luxy & festive than whiskey for some reason.

The spirit of the father, the son and the holy ghost [santa]

(Sorry).

Brandy

Festive spirit, obviously.

I’m also sorry.

Brandy

I use amaretto

Okay brandy seems to be in the lead. Thank you.

We're a brandy family. My aunt makes multiple cakes so her recycling looks like an intervention is required once she's made & fed them all!

It's brandy here too.

I use ameretto

Brandy!

Delia says Brandy so that’s what I use.

Rum or brandy

I use the cheapest whiskey I can get. It's going in a cake so it doesn't need to be a good one. The cheapest one you can get in Aldi or Lidl will be fine.

I put cheap brandy in the cake and “feed” it dark rum and brandy alternately.
If I have “caught “ a cake though and it’s a bit burnt but acceptable, I only feed with rum, which seems to sort out any burnt taste.

Amaretto.

Brandy here. I use it in my mincemeat too.

Always Bajan Rum.

Christmas spirit obvs.

Brandy, sherry, sloe whisky, damson gin. All very good options. I once put orange and lemon peel in brandy and used that. I can’t remember what this year’s will be- it’s a tier of our wedding cake so whatever I fed that with. Sloe brandy I think.

I use brandy, I e thought about using something else but don't want to risk ruining the cake if I don't like it or it tastes funny.

Brandy. I marinate the fruit in brandy for a while beforehand.
However rum is good so I'm told, and sherry.

I totally misread this as “in what spirit you use Christmas cake”, and thought you were asking if people used it to be nice or, like, somehow passively aggressively.

Usually I use brandy and fruit.