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The Fireside Flip
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No. 42 · Christmas Classics with a Twist

The Fireside Flip

An old-world hot flip: rum, egg and steaming milk, frothed by hand.

Serves1
GlassHeatproof glass mug
Difficulty2 of 3
Sweet / Strong3 / 2
CostLow
Make-aheadMake to order

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz aged rum
  • 0.5 oz demerara syrup
  • 1 whole pasteurized egg
  • 4 oz whole milk, steaming hot (not boiling)
  • Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg

Build

  1. Whisk the egg and syrup until frothy.
  2. Whisk in the rum.
  3. Pour the hot milk in slowly while whisking, so the egg doesn't scramble.
  4. Pour into a warmed glass mug; grate nutmeg on the foam.

Zero-proof twin

skip the rum; add 0.25 oz vanilla syrup.

Batch for 8. whisk 8 eggs with 4 oz demerara and 12 oz rum; temper into 32 oz hot milk; hold warm, not hot.

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