It is funny, I never drank milk (though I do have milk in tea and coffee), when I was at school I never drank my third of a pint however in my dotage I have taken to having a hot glass of milk when I go to bed in winter.
The only exception was my Grandmother’s universal cure for every childhood ailment - a glass of scalded milk with a tablespoon of brandy. I have to say it worked every time. I still like the taste of scalded milk!
Grief!
Horlicks… there’s a dim and distant memory.
I’ve never got into malt particularly. For a bedtime drink it’s more likely to be OXO or Bovril with a liberal sprinkling of pepper but that’s usually during the Autumn and Winter.
My wife drinks Horlicks Lite (light blue label - sold in Asda). Can’t say if it’s less sweet because of not comparing it to ordinary Horlicks. Sounds as if it could be.
I used to buy Horlicks tablets to eat as sweets when I was a child. Not available now as far as I know, Maybe some site on the Internet has them.
I used to buy Horlick tablets too ! Showing our age methinks!
Can you remember Horlicks mugs ? Our local ice cream parlour used them.
I’ve drunk Horlicks lots of times it’s very comforting ,did it give me a headache? Forgotten why I haven’t carried on with it anyway . but I wouldn’t say no if someone offered me one .
When I was in hospital, as an adult, they used to offer Horlicks at bedtime. It was wonderful and I then started buying it at home. No idea why I stopped but I must get some in.
More or less, just from memory once milk is heated over something like 70° its taste changes, for example, Pasteurisation never takes milk above 65° so it doesn’t change the taste.
As I said I don’t mind the taste of scalded milk (I like it on my Shredded Wheat) but I wouldn’t want my tea or coffee made with it.
I don’t like milk to drink anymore. I have soya in tea, coffee or a late night cocoa. At scout camp we had a glug of brandy in cocoa in an enamel mug but that was a milk/water mix.