Sherry Flip is a compact fortified-wine flip enriched with whole egg and a small amount of cream. It needs a hard shake for texture.
Dry shake sherry, light cream, powdered sugar, and whole egg to emulsify. Add ice, shake hard until cold, fine strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass, and finish with one pinch of nutmeg.
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass with a smooth foam and one pinch of nutmeg.
Pair it with almond biscuits, custard tart, bread pudding, figs, or blue cheese.
Flips are one of the older mixed-drink families, built around wine or spirits, sugar, and egg.
Best after dinner, in cold weather, or as a small dessert cocktail.
Sherry contributes nutty fortified-wine sweetness, egg and cream add velvet, sugar rounds the palate, and nutmeg gives aromatic spice.
Rich, vintage, textural, and dessert-like.
Use oloroso or cream sherry for depth, or fino for a drier and more savory flip.
14%
⚠️ Alcoholic beverage: not suitable for minors, pregnant individuals, or designated drivers. Please enjoy responsibly.
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Sherry Flip sits around 14% ABV. Use these routes to compare drinks with a similar drinking weight, then narrow them by style, method or glass.
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