Banana Espresso Flip Cocktail Recipe

The Banana-Espresso Flip is a wealthy darkish rum cocktail flavored with espresso and fruity banana liqueur. The drink is made with an egg white to yield a frothy, creamy textured drink and is served in a coupe glass. 

This cocktail tastes like a mash-up between an espresso martini and a toasted piece of banana bread. Earthy, bitter espresso blends seamlessly with the caramel notes in darkish rum and candy, fruity banana liqueur. For finest outcomes, make sure the espresso is chilled or at the least cooled after brewing earlier than including it to the cocktail — because the drink contains an egg white, chilling the espresso will make sure the egg white gained’t cook dinner or curdle whereas shaking. 

A flip is a class of cocktails with a protracted historical past courting again to the 1600s. Initially, a flip cocktail was made with a complete egg, rum, molasses, and a few type of alcoholic beverage (first beer, then distilled spirits or fortified wines). Later, molasses was swapped for a lighter sugar-based sweetener like easy syrup or common granulated sugar. This drink, although, riffs on the class and makes use of simply an egg white for a lighter texture and fewer richness.

Any cocktail made with egg whites requires each a dry shake (with out ice) and a moist shake (with ice) to first emulsify the components after which chill them down. Together with each steps is pivotal to the success of the cocktail and reaching the proper creamy, frothy consistency. 

Why the Banana-Espresso Flip works 

Banana and occasional are an ideal match on this cocktail, and mixing sharp espresso with silky-sweet banana liqueur imparts simply the correct quantity of taste. For finest outcomes, use a high-quality banana liqueur, like Pairidaēza Crème de Banane Liqueur, which has recent banana taste and a contact of warming spice. 

The darkish rum gives a warming, evenly candy base, and the easy syrup provides further sweetness and richness to the cocktail. After the second shake, double-strain the cocktail by means of a effective wire-mesh strainer to take away any effective ice chips that had been created within the cocktail shaker. Select between further espresso powder or fragrant nutmeg for a garnish to high off this candy, nutty, scrumptious cocktail.

This recipe was developed by Lauren Covas; the textual content was written by Lucy Simon.