negroni flip

1 oz London Dry Gin (Beefeater)
1 oz Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1 oz Campari
1/4 oz Rich Simple Syrup (3/8 oz 1:1)
1 Whole Egg

Shake one round without ice and one round with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with an orange twist.

Two Fridays ago, I still had Dave Stolte's Home Bar Basics out after having made the Jon Hamm's Briefcase a few nights before, so I delved back in. There, I spotted the Negroni Flip created at Kask in Portland, Oregon. That seemed meaningful since I first met Dave as well as Natalie Bovis at Kask to discuss our seminar "Publishing Your Book" in a few days at Portland Cocktail Week 2012. An Esquire article in 2013 mentioned the Negroni Flip where Kask bartender Mark MacMinn replied to the writer's question of what do you make when a guest asks to surprise them; Mark replied, "Sometimes a Negroni Flip. It has dry gin, sweet vermouth, a whole egg, and Campari. It's a traditional, classic cocktail. The idea of it as a Flip blows people's minds. It tastes like an Orange Julius, like candy."The Negroni Flip welcomed the senses with orange, pine, and herbal aromas. Next, a creamy grape and orange sip slid into bitter orange and juniper flavors on the swallow. While my first egg-containing Negroni riff was my 2011 Knickroni, this one seemed less like a dare and more like a bitter dessert delight.