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Cocktail History
The Averna Stout Flip is a modern cocktail that was created by Jacob Grier in Oregon and was first published in his book Cocktails On Tap: The Art of Mixing Spirits & Beer. The recipe employs three dark, flavorful ingredients including stout beer, an amaro, and aromatic bitters along with a whole egg to create a velvety and rich yet surprisingly light drink that is still palatable despite its heavy flavors.
Cocktail Ingredients
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:
Stout Beer: This is a type of beer made with English hops, malted barley, yeast, sugar, and water. I used Samual Smith Old Brewery Imperial Stout.
Amaro Averna: This is a liqueur made in Italy with bitter orange peels, lemon, pomegranate, herbs, spices, sugar, and alcohol.
Egg White & Yolk: This is both the clear liquid and yellow portion in an egg. I used fresh egg white and yolk.
Aromatic Bitters: This is a food product made with botanicals, herbs, and alcohol. I used Angostura Aromatic Bitters.
Grated Nutmeg: This is a spice made from the seed of a nutmeg tree. I used Frontier Co-op Whole Nutmeg.
Bartending Tools
To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:
Jigger: This is used to measure and pour ingredients. I used the Japanese jigger from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.
Boston Shaker: This is used to shake ingredients. I used the Boston shaker from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.
Hawthorne Strainer: This is used to strain out ice and solid ingredients after the cocktail is shaken. I used the A Bar Above Hawthorne Strainer.
Grater: This is used to grate spices or citrus peel. I used the OXO Good Grips Grater.
Tasting Notes
This cocktail has the following flavor profile:
• Appearance: Light brown color
• Aroma: Nutmeg and beer
• Taste: Dark, chocolatey stout beer flavor combined with herbal amaro
• Finish: Frothy egg and malt
Kendall’s Take: “I never know what to expect with beer cocktails because they’re all so different, but this was a bit too heavy and bitter for me. I’m not big on stout beer cocktails in general though. I could see a regular drinker of the beer really liking the Averna Stout Flip even so. The Amaro Averna adds a unique balance to the bitterness of the beer, while the spice of the bitters rounds them both out. Very unique!”
Recipe
This cocktail recipe was adapted from Winter Drinks: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails by the editors of PUNCH.
Averna Stout Flip
Description
The Averna Stout Flip is a modern cocktail that was created by Jacob Grier in Oregon and was first published in his book Cocktails On Tap: The Art of Mixing Spirits & Beer. The recipe employs three dark, flavorful ingredients including stout beer, an amaro, and aromatic bitters along with a whole egg to create a velvety and rich yet surprisingly light drink that is still palatable despite its heavy flavors.
Ingredients
Method
Add Amaro Averna, beer, egg white, egg yolk, and bitters to a shaker.
Fill shaker with cubed ice.
Shake for 10-20 seconds.
Using tongs, remove ice from shaker.
Dry shake for 5-10 more seconds to emulsify egg.
Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into a goblet.
Garnish with grated nutmeg.
