The first two drinks below are Flips one uses a whole egg and the other uses
an egg yolk. The Almeria uses an egg white.
What is the difference in a drink between a whole egg, an egg white, or an egg
yolk?
Could they all have contained just an egg yolk or an egg white or a whole egg?
Brandy Flip
Ingredients:
2 oz Brandy
1 whole Egg
1 tsp superfine Sugar
1/2 oz Light cream
1/8 tsp grated Nutmeg
Mixing instructions:
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the brandy, egg, sugar, and
cream. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the nutmeg.
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Cognac Flip
Ingredients:
1 Egg yolk
1/2 oz Sugar syrup
3/4 oz Cream
1 3/4 oz Cognac
Ice
Mixing instructions:
Shake well all ingredients in a shaker. Strain into cocktail glass and grate
some nutmeg on top.
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Almeria
Ingredients:
2 oz Dark rum
1 oz Kahlua
1 Egg white
Mixing instructions:
In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake
well. Strain into a cocktail glass.