Ingredients
- 2 ozoloroso sherry
- 1 wholewhole egg
- ½ ozsimple syrup
- 🍋Freshly grated nutmeg(garnish)
🔧 Tools
Instructions
- Combine oloroso sherry, the whole egg, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker without ice.
- Dry shake vigorously for 20 seconds to emulsify the egg.
- Add ice and shake again for 10 to 15 seconds until well chilled.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a generous amount of freshly grated nutmeg over the foam.
📜 History
The flip is one of the oldest cocktail categories, with origins tracing back to 16th-century England where tavern keepers heated sweetened beer and rum by plunging a hot iron poker into the mixture. By the 19th century the flip had evolved into a cold, egg-enriched drink. Jerry Thomas codified the fortified wine flip in his 1887 bar guide, featuring sherry as a natural base for the format due to its inherent richness. Oloroso sherry, with its deep notes of dried fruit, walnuts, and dark chocolate, is the ideal base for the modern Sherry Flip, producing a silky, naturally sweet cocktail that requires no additional sweetener beyond a small measure.
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