Porto Flip in a cocktail glass with grated nutmeg on top

IBA

Porto Flip – IBA

Name: Porto Flip – IBA
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: Brandy — 15 ml (1/2 oz); Tawny port — 45 ml (1 1/2 oz); Egg yolk — 10 ml (1/3 oz)

A fruity and sweet fortified wine cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 15.3% ABV ∙

The Porto Flip – IBA is a flip of tawny port, brandy and egg yolk, shaken, strained into a cocktail glass and dusted with grated nutmeg.

Ingredients

Servings

Garnish

Grated nutmeg

Instructions for 1 serving

Pre-chill a glass
Shake all ingredients with ice: Brandy 15 mlTawny port 45 mlEgg yolk 10 ml
Strain into the chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with grated nutmeg

Tips

Use a fresh egg yolk.

History

Porto Flip is the name the International Bartenders Association uses on its official cocktail list for the classic Port Flip, listing it among the "Unforgettables" with a fixed specification of brandy, tawny port, and egg yolk. Like the Alexander and Rusty Nail, other after-dinner classics on the same list, it was an existing recipe that the listing standardized rather than a new creation.

The drink traces to Jerry Thomas's 1887 Bar-Tender's Guide, which prints a brandy-and-port flip under the name Coffee Cocktail. The IBA's Porto Flip keeps that brandy-and-port build, differing from most early published versions mainly in using only the egg yolk rather than a whole egg.