Porto Flip
We're flipping out over this rich and fluffy classic cocktail.

In the classic canon, flips contain egg yolk or whole egg, simple syrup, heavy cream, and a spirit. This light and fruit version from Jerry Thomas's 1887 Bartender's Guide: How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon Vivant's Companion, forgoes the cream, getting its richness from a jammy fortified wine.

Egg cocktails
Sours, fizzes, and flips, oh my! Here are three easy ways to shake classic cocktails using eggs.

Featured in: How to Make Cocktails with Eggs this Holiday Season

  • Serves

    serves 1

  • Time

    5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 whole large egg
  • 1 12 oz. ruby port
  • 1 oz. brandy, preferably Copper & Kings brand
  • 14 oz. simple syrup
  • Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg, port, brandy, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, 10-15 seconds more.

Step 2

Strain into a coupe glass, garnish lightly with freshly grated nutmeg, and serve immediately.
  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg, port, brandy, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, 10-15 seconds more.
  2. Strain into a coupe glass, garnish lightly with freshly grated nutmeg, and serve immediately.
Drinks

Porto Flip

  • Serves

    serves 1

  • Time

    5 minutes

porto flip
HEAMI LEE

By Dan Q. Dao


Published on December 12, 2017

We're flipping out over this rich and fluffy classic cocktail.

In the classic canon, flips contain egg yolk or whole egg, simple syrup, heavy cream, and a spirit. This light and fruit version from Jerry Thomas's 1887 Bartender's Guide: How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon Vivant's Companion, forgoes the cream, getting its richness from a jammy fortified wine.

Egg cocktails
Sours, fizzes, and flips, oh my! Here are three easy ways to shake classic cocktails using eggs.

Featured in: How to Make Cocktails with Eggs this Holiday Season

Ingredients

  • 1 whole large egg
  • 1 12 oz. ruby port
  • 1 oz. brandy, preferably Copper & Kings brand
  • 14 oz. simple syrup
  • Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg, port, brandy, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, 10-15 seconds more.

Step 2

Strain into a coupe glass, garnish lightly with freshly grated nutmeg, and serve immediately.
  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg, port, brandy, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, 10-15 seconds more.
  2. Strain into a coupe glass, garnish lightly with freshly grated nutmeg, and serve immediately.

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