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Brandy Flip

The flip template: a whole egg shaken into brandy until it turns thick and pale.

GlassCoupe
GarnishGrated nutmeg
6ozCoupe holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up. The liquid is the whole drink.

Build

Brandy2 oz60 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Egg1 whole
Superfine sugar1 tsp5 ml
Light cream½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml
Nutmeg⅛ tsp0.5 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Already built on your 2 oz60 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 2 oz60 ml.

Tools

Contains raw eggRaw egg can carry salmonella. Pasteurised egg — fresh or cartoned white — works the same in a shaker and removes the risk; worth insisting on for anyone elderly or immunocompromised, and keep eggs refrigerated.

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Method

  1. Shake the brandy, whole egg, sugar and cream hard with ice until thick.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  3. Grate nutmeg over the top.

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