# Coffee Cocktail

Despite its name, this late-nineteenth-century flip contains no coffee: ruby Port, brandy, sugar, and a whole egg shake into a rich café-au-lait colour.

Strength: 23% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Ruby port](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/ruby-port.md)
- 30 ml [Brandy](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/brandy.md)
- 15 ml [Simple syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/simple-syrup.md) — Use a one-to-one syrup by weight.
- 1 whole [Egg](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/egg.md) — Use a very fresh whole egg; pasteurised egg is a prudent alternative for vulnerable guests.

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Nutmeg — Freshly grate over the drink.

## Method

1. Shake all ingredients vigorously with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and aerated.
2. Fine-strain into a large chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Porto Flip](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/porto-flip.md): A tawny port and brandy flip given a silky texture by egg yolk.
- [Portonic](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/portonic.md): Portugal's dry white-Port aperitivo lengthens fortified wine with bitter tonic, ice, and lemon for a pale, brisk, lower-proof highball.
- [Rose](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rose.md): Dry vermouth and clear cherry eau-de-vie make a delicate Parisian aperitif, lightly blushed with raspberry.
- [Metropole Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/metropole-cocktail.md): George Kappeler’s equal brandy-and-French-vermouth cocktail layers three tiny sweet, anise, and orange-bitter accents over an unusually dry core.
- [Pisco Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/pisco-sour.md): An aromatic grape-spirit sour balancing lemon and sugar beneath a silky egg-white foam seasoned with bitters.
- [Brandy Daisy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brandy-daisy.md): The 1888 Harry Johnson branch joins Cognac and Yellow Chartreuse over crushed ice, with lemon, rich syrup, soda, berries, and mint around its herbal centre.
- [Gin Basil Smash](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gin-basil-smash.md): Fresh basil is muddled through Jörg Meyer's bright 2008 gin sour, making vivid green aroma a structural ingredient.
- [El Capitán](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/el-capitan.md): A Peruvian classic joining fragrant grape spirit and sweet vermouth in equal measure, sharpened with aromatic bitters and a savoury olive.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/coffee-cocktail
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/coffee-cocktail-8ccef7a6.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.spiritsanddistilling.com/dictionary/acref-9780199311132-e-284