Name: Boston Flip
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 60 ml Verdelho madeira; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1 fresh Egg (white and yolk)

Boston Flip
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Glass:

Serve in a Goblet glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
2 fl oz	Rainwater/Verdelho (med-dry) madeira wine
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 fresh	Egg (white & yolk)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a GOBLET GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg (white & yolk) - Eggs

Review:

A good dusting of freshly grated nutmeg completes this satisfying old-school cocktail.

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History:

First published in Frank P. Newman's 1904 book American Bar – Recettes des Boissons Anglaises et Américaines, with equal parts rye and madeira, a teaspoon of sugar and "very fresh egg". The Boston Flip also notably appears in the 1935 Mr. Boston Deluxe Bartender's Guide and Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco's 1937 The How and When with recipes calling for similar proportions but with egg yolk rather than a whole egg.

Boston Flip
Verre n° 3
Prendre un gobelet en argent, remplir à moitié de glace pilée:
1 cuillerée à café de sucre en poudre,
1 verre à liqueur de Rye-Whisky,
1 verre à liqueur de madère,
1 oeuf bien frais.

Translated:
"Take a silver tumbler, fill halfway with crushed ice:
1 teaspoon of powdered sugar,
1 shot glass of Rye Whiskey,
1 shot glass of Madeira,
1 very fresh egg."
Frank P. Newman, American Bar – Recettes des Boissons Anglaises et Américaines, 1904

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

32.2 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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james I

26th July 2024 at 21:31

Finally opened my new bottle of Rainwater Madeira. I believe I like the New York Flip or Coffee flip with tawny port better. Is there any reason this cocktail doesn't use a dry shake after the wet one?