Flip (cocktail)

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A flip is a class of mixed drink. 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. The drink has evolved, egg was added, the sugar proportion increased, beer was removed, and it ceased to be served hot. The first bar guide to feature a flip was Jerry Thomas' 1862 How to Mix Drinks; or, The Bon-Vivant's Companion. In this work, Thomas declared 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." Over time, U.S. bar guides clarified the difference between eggnog and a flip. Eggnog contains a spirit, egg, cream, sugar, and spice, while a flip contains the same ingredients, but without cream.

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