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Flip (cocktail)
A flip is a class of mixed drinks. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first used in 1695 to describe a mixture of beer, rum, and sugar, heated with a red-hot iron ("Thus we live at sea; eat biscuit, and drink flip"). The iron caused the drink to froth, and this frothing (or "flipping") engendered the name. Over time, eggs were added and the proportion of sugar increased, the beer was eliminated, and the drink ceased to be served hot. The first bar guide to feature a flip was Jerry Thomas's 1862 ''How to Mix Drinks; or, The Bon-Vivant's Companion.'' In this work, Thomas declares that, "The essential in flips of all sorts is to produce the smoothness by repeated pouring back and forward between two vessels and beating up the eggs well in the first instance the sweetening and spices according to taste." With time, the distinction between egg nog (a spirit, egg, cream, sugar, and spice) and a flip (a spirit, egg, sugar, spice, but no cream) was gradually c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandy Flip In Stemmed Cocktail Glass
Brandy is a liquor produced by Distillation, distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 alcohol proof, US proof) and is typically consumed as an Apéritif and digestif, after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in barrel, wooden casks. Others are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the effect of aging, and some are produced using a combination of both aging and colouring. Varieties of wine brandy can be found across the winemaking world. Among the most renowned are Cognac and Armagnac from South West France (wine region), southwestern France. In a broader sense, the term ''brandy'' also denotes liquors obtained from the distillation of pomace (yielding pomace brandy), or mash or wine of any other fruit (fruit brandy). These products are also called ''eau de vie'' (which translates to "water of life"). History The origins of brandy are tied to the development of distilled beverage, distillation. While the process was known in class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
