Coffee Cocktail

A port-and-cognac flip with a whole egg and sugar — rich, dark, and named 'coffee' for its color, though there's no coffee in it. A Victorian curiosity that delivers.

Ingredients

• Cognac1 ounce
• Ruby Port1 ounce
• Simple Syrup½ ounce
• Whole Egg1 each
• Grated Nutmeg1 pinch

Directions

Dry-shake cognac, ruby port, simple syrup, and a whole egg. Add ice and shake hard again. Strain into a wine glass. Grate nutmeg over the top.

Notes

Documented by Jerry Thomas in 1887. The whole egg gives it a custardy body; the name comes purely from its coffee-like look.