Clover Club Cocktail
Dating back to the late 1800's, the Clover Club is a classic that mixes Gin and Raspberry Syrup for a great cocktail you're sure to enjoy. Although this isn't a sour, this cocktail has egg white to add some foam to it.The name of this cocktail comes, obviously, from a club called the Clover Club, which was a men's club in Philadelphia at the time. The Clover Club wasn't "that kind" of men's club. It was a club for wealthy men of the time, designed as a place for them to relax and, one would assume, drink cocktails.Because of the sweet flavours combined with Gin, as well as the egg white, you may find this a slightly unusual cocktail, but it's a classic for a reason, and it tastes great. If you find the addition of the sugar too sweet for your taste, feel free to remove it or alter the amount. Make this cocktail for you.
Ingredients
- 60 mL Gin
- 20 mL Lemon Juice
- 20 mL Raspberry Syrup*
- 1 Egg White
- 1 tsp White Sugar
- Garnish with Raspberries
Instructions
- Add Gin, Lemon Juice, Raspberry Syrup, Egg White, and Sugar to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice.
- Shake hard for longer than usual. We're not dry shaking this cocktail so the extra shaking will help the egg white.
- Strain into a Coupe glass.
- Garnish, serve.
Notes
You can make Raspberry Syrup at home with this recipe.
The Clover Club Cocktail has moved in and out of fashion through the years, but can still easily be found on a lot of cocktail menus around the world. With that, while it was originally served to wealthy men in the late 1800's, by the early 1900's it was more considered a woman's drink, possibly because of the raspberries; but there's no information on that.
These days a Clover Club Cocktail can be enjoyed by anybody, regardless of gender or social status. It's a great drink.