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Porto Flip

Brandy, tawny port and an egg yolk shaken until thick. Nutty and rich, with nutmeg grated over the top.

Base: Brandy
Glass: Coupe glass
Method: Shake
Strength: 15% ABV

Ingredients

15 mlBrandy
45 mlRed Tawny Port Wine
10 mlEgg Yolk

How to make

Technique

Shake · 10–15s

Shaking chills the drink fast while adding dilution and a light texture.

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Serve

Glass

Coupe glassAlso fine: Martini glass, Nick & Nora glass

Garnish

Sprinkle with fresh ground nutmeg.Grate it fresh — pre-ground has no aroma left to give.

Taste & nutrition

15%ABV

215kcal

1.04Drinks

StrengthMedium

Sweet to drySweet

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Dry-shake without ice first to build the foam, then shake again with ice.

History

Year19th century

PlaceEurope

Created byPublished by Jerry Thomas (1862)

The Porto Flip belongs to the old Flip family, drinks built on spirit or wine, sugar and a whole egg. This version blends port and brandy, shaken until rich and creamy, then dusted with nutmeg. Flips appear in Jerry Thomas's 19th-century guides. It is a warming, dessert-like sipper from a bygone era.

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