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Port Flip

Classic/vintage

3.8 13 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Cognac (brandy)
1 1/2 oz Tawny port
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 fresh Egg (white and yolk)

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. 4 DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

History

Old-school and something of a meal in a glass, or perhaps a tasty snack.

The "Port Wine Flip" is first documented in Jerry Thomas' 1887 work, Bartender's Guide: How to Mix Drinks, or The Bon Vivant's Companion.