Stumptown Vanilla Flip

Name: Stumptown Vanilla Flip
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

RECIPE: Andrew Friedman for Liberty Bar, Seattle

Photo: Sheri Giblin

February 24, 2009

This flip cocktail harmonizes espresso with vanilla liqueur.

Seattle bartender Andrew Friedman found inspiration for this delicious coffee cocktail from Stumptown Coffee’s espresso blend. “Their Hairbender espresso is so expressive that I thought it deserved to be in a cocktail,” says Friedman. Taking a cue from the trademark froth of a classic flip cocktail, this velvety concoction, which is featured in Imbibe‘s book, The American Cocktail, harmonizes the chocolaty notes of the espresso with the vanilla-flecked Navan liqueur.

Ingredients

2 oz. Navan vanilla liqueur
3/4 oz. orange liqueur
1/2 oz. espresso
1 fresh egg white (pasteurized if you like)

Tools:mixing glass, tin, Hawthorne strainer
Glass:cocktail
Garnish:orange twist

Preparation

In a mixing glass and tin, add the spring from a Hawthorne strainer and the egg whites, and shake until a light meringue forms; set this aside. In another mixing glass, add the other ingredients with ice and shake. Add this mix to the egg whites, quickly shake, pour into a glass and garnish.