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Clover Club (Difford's recipe)

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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
5 fresh Raspberries
1 2⁄3 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupe 21cl

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and raspberry.

Method

  1. MUDDLE raspberries in base of shaker.
  2. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker.
  3. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. Garnish with raspberry floated in centre of cocktail.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 18.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

My version of a classic Clover Club.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

It's a bit of a faff to make, but it's worth the clogged sink drain from the raspberry shrapnel. Using raspberry syrup and especially raspberry jam in a Clover Club introduces cooked "jammy" notes, while this can be delicious (see Julie Reiner's Clover Club), I like to retain and hero fresh berry flavours.

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Clover Club (Julie Reiner's recipe)
Clover Club
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Comments & Discussion

Chris Brislawn
I don't normally make drinks with egg whites but we had a bunch of freshly separated whites so I tried this. Used 8 raspberries and Chambord instead of sugar syrup so it was really fruity. My wife liked the pink foam but all that shaking, pouring and straining makes tiki drinks look simple in comparison. Bartenders should charge extra for this drink!
score: 0
Carolina Star
This drink has everything that I want from a cocktail. It’s a sour. It has fresh raspberries. Bianco. Gin. Lemon.

Perfectly balanced and looks very impressive with a deep red colour and egg foam. I can’t wait to serve this at my next dinner party.

Be careful when using fresh raspberries though, while it tasted great, there were some bits in the cocktail so I’ll be more careful when straining it next time.
score: 1
OodelallyGolly
I used seven raspberries and swapped out the Bianco Vermouth for Lillet Blanc.

Tasted better than when I used Dry Vermouth as a substitute.

It’s sweeter, bolder and well worth dealing with the raspberry mash.
score: 1
Caspian Berggren Premium Member
Maybe our Swedish raspberries were too small, underripe or something but my cocktail looked more like a gin sour than it did a Clover Club, and that was with 6 raspberries. Next time I'll make this with 2-3x the raspberries for the flavour and the colour.
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
We tried this with Blanco Tequila instead of the Gin. Warmer, brooding but more subdued. There's a reason the original is a classic...a sprightly, carefree and sunny cocktail.
score: 2
Cassandra Adams Premium Member
Great suggestion, we enjoyed this alternative.
score: 2
Louis
Excellent with Monkey 47. I go with 7 or 8 raspberries.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
Strange that this gets 4.5 stars, while the Julie Reiner jam version gets 5+. For me the fresh fruit version is a clear winter.
score: 2
Andre Derailleur Premium Member
This is another sour with egg white that can be made as a blender drink. Just fine strain and you have a great drink without any “pfaffing” about.
score: 1
Rory Heffron
Made this now with raspberries, blackberries and passionfruit. All excellent. I Found Roku gin to work well.
score: 2
Nicola Adams
It’s a little on the painful side to make, but that burst of creamy, super fresh raspberry definitely makes this version of the Clover Club the one that killed the rest
score: 1
Nicola Adams
… tho depending on your raspberries you might need to add a few more than 5 to get that punch of raspberry flavour. Sometimes the raspberries you buy can look a lot more amazing than they taste, and in this case up to ten is better - sieving this many definitely makes it more annoying to make but it’s still worth it!
score: 2
John CARR Premium Member
Your raspberries may vary!
score: 1

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