Crème
Primary FamilyRich/Creamy
Defaults
Method
ShakenGlass
CoupeIce
Cubed- Structure
- Spirit, Egg, Cream, Sweetener
- Formula Detail
- Spirit, Egg, Cream, Sweetener
- Strength
- Medium
- Served
- Cold
- Era
- 1690s onward — Colonial flips through Edwardian cream cocktails to modern dessert builds
- Flags
- Foam/Egg, Dairy/Cream
- Canonical Examples
- Brandy Flip, Brandy Alexander, Eggnog, Irish Coffee, Grasshopper, Bushwacker
- Key Technique
- Shaken
- Bar Notes
- Batchability varies by sub-code (flips 2/5, cream 2/5, nogs 4/5, coffee 3/5). Throughput generally Slow to Steady. Dairy/egg perishability requires cold chain management. Parent of four sub-codes: Classic Flip, Alexander/Cream, Nog/Holiday, Coffee Cream.
Combinatorial Matrix
6,519,744 possible combinations · 0 known recipes
Formula
Spirit, Egg, Cream, Sweetener
Spirit
294Egg
4Cream
22Sweetener
252The Story
Where spirits meet silk — egg foam, heavy cream, and rich emulsions that turn cocktails into liquid indulgence.