Sherry Flip

A flip is a style of cocktail containing egg, sugar, and a spirit or fortified wine. It’s similar to eggnog except it doesn’t contain dairy and has less alcohol. Flips were orginally served hot, often warmed with a hot poker, and were known as a sailor’s drink.

Grand Cafe didn’t have a full liquor license so we served a few different sherries, vermouth, and of course wine & beer. Jamie made a sherry flip for a private dinner at Grand with jidori eggs, and it’s stuck with me ever since.

You can also use other alcohol for a flip, like rum or brandy — but just be sure to use really good eggs:)

Sherry Flip
makes 1 cocktail

shopping list —

• 2 oz sherry - Manzanilla, Pedro Ximenez, or Oloroso

• 1/2 oz demerara simple syrup

• 1 whole egg

• nutmeg

• ice

equipment —

• cocktail shaker

• fine meshed small sieve

steps —

1. Crack the egg into the shaker and add the sherry and simple syrup.

2. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.

3. Add the ice and shake again.

4. Strain the cocktail into a glass, and grate fresh nutmeg over top.