Fallen Star Flip : A Coffee Cocktail

A sweet & smoky take on a whiskey flip...

Dare to switch up the flip? A more than 300-year-old category of drink, today a flip is known as a frothy mixture of spirit or fortified wine, sugar, and egg. Originally served hot, the wintry cocktail would be warmed by means of a large iron poker that ye olde bartenders would heat in the fire before plunging it––blazing hot––into a drink.

Often served in the morning or at bedtime, flips were considered a soothing drink despite their playful name. But our take on the classic whiskey flip turns that notion on its head with a kick of coffee. We still take ours late at night (and we won't tell if you sneak one in before noon), but this drink is more likely to twirl you into twilight  rather than tuck you in for bed.

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