— No. 104 —

Elephant Flip

As you may know, I great­ly admire the Franklin Mort­gage and Invest­ment Co.‘s cre­ative cock­tails. Dur­ing my last cou­ple vis­its, a cer­tain cock­tail stole the show. It had my whole par­ty ques­tion­ing the foun­da­tions of log­ic and rea­son. I present to you (insert drum roll) The Ele­phant Flip. When I first tried this cock­tail, I knew I had to seek out its cre­ator. The bar­tender who devel­oped this beau­ty is the Franklin’s own Christi­na Ran­do. She has giv­en birth to …

— No. 68 —

Coffee Cocktail

1 1/2 oz brandy 1 1/2 oz ruby port one whole egg 1/4 oz sim­ple syrup (I like to use cin­na­mon sim­ple syrup) Gar­nish with grat­ed nut­meg Add all ingre­di­ents in a mix­ing glass. I use a hand­held frother to incor­po­rate the egg, or you could use the dry shake method. Then add ice and shake. Strain into a wine glass. Gar­nish with grat­ed nut­meg.