Coffee Cocktail

Port and brandy are shaken with whole egg and a little sugar syrup to create a smooth flip-style drink. There is no coffee in the formula; the opaque brown color comes from the wine-and-egg combination.

opaque pale cocoa-brown Coffee Cocktail in a small wine glass with fine foam and nutmeg dusting, no ice.

Active preparation: 4 minutes

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Ruby port
  • 45 ml Brandy
  • 5 ml Simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water by weight)
  • 50 ml Commercially pasteurized liquid whole egg
  • 1 pinch Ground nutmeg, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add port, brandy, syrup and chilled pasteurized whole egg to a clean shaker.
  2. Fill with cubed ice and shake firmly until cold and well aerated.
  3. Fine-strain into a chilled small wine glass without serving ice.
  4. Add a light pinch of nutmeg and serve promptly.