Clover Club (House-Made)

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Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 1⁄2 barspoon Raspberry jam
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered raspberry.
  3. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker.
  4. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  7. Garnish with skewered raspberry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

Made with raspberry jam, this is fruity, well-balanced and easy-drinking.

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Variant:

Substitute gin for vodka or tequila. Different flavours of jam may also be used - blackberry works well.
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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Julie Reiner at Clover Club in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
14th June at 14:48
Like others, we didn't have raspberry jam. But we do make our own apricot and lavender jam. So we substituted that. Delicious for us but probably not a Clover Club. So at home we call it the 'Titian' (a synonym of apricot).
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
14th June at 16:45
Had a go at the jam version as I do like a berry jam. A favourite black cherry, always need to be cautious with the citrus, otherwise as spec. This is a bit fiddly due to need to check balance throughout, but also and fun and nice when it comes out.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
14th June at 16:15
As long as you’ve got good raspberries with decent flavour, I’d always go with muddled fresh fruit version, such as Simon’s own.
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Ruth Harvey’s Avatar Ruth Harvey
21st April at 16:31
In an effort to find a cocktail that mum (uninitiated cocktail drinker) and Mr H. (picky) Would both like - I settled on this! Used 2/3 of lemon and added a bit of sugar syrup and they were both happy😅
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Natalie Campbell’s Avatar Natalie Campbell
24th December 2024 at 17:22
My second egg white cocktail of the evening. I used seedless raspberry jam. Perfect. I’ll use slightly more next time, and slightly less lemon juice. Didn’t have a fresh raspberry so I used a Luxardo cherry. I think I’ll enjoy this one more in the summer. (It’s Xmas eve as I type this)
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
5th May 2024 at 14:44
Needs care with lemon juice depending on how sour yours are. I’ll reduce next time.
I’ve tried with a few different jam/preserve variations, but think I prefer the wonderful redolence of the fresh raspberry version, when they are in season.
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Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
3rd May 2024 at 18:46
Definitely one to channel your Great Gatsby vibe to (where you’re one of the extras partying, with nothing bad happening). Recommended
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Rae Hopcroft’s Avatar Rae Hopcroft
21st December 2023 at 05:45
Also good with 1oz London Dry and 0.5oz raspberry gin. Agree with the comment about fine straining, even with a seedless jam.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
23rd November 2022 at 01:15
Outstanding Used an organic raspberry jam. Was a bit concerned it would be sweet, but it is nicely dry. The gin is prominent. On my favourites. Will definitely have again.
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Andrew Gelb’s Avatar Andrew Gelb
13th September 2023 at 22:10
John, you always seem to get there and taste ahead of me, and I always appreciate your notes! This version looks good and easy, and now on the to-be-tried list it goes!
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Caitlin’s Avatar Caitlin
20th November 2022 at 08:57
I didn't have raspberry jam so I used Illawarra plum jam, and it was very nice. I might make it again with cognac.
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Ruth Harvey’s Avatar Ruth Harvey
7th November 2022 at 16:18
It's Monday afternoon and I've just finished watching Drinks Master on Netflix and was inspired to come here whilst watching Julie Reiner make this drink. I was feeling creative after binging the series, so did my own take using Cassis jam, tequila, vermouth, raspberry liquor and aquafaba. The sea salt in the juice from the tin of cannellini beans made the drink so much more complex than I expected! I garnished it with fresh black pepper. Yum yum
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th November 2022 at 17:07
The perfect way to start a week! Does indeed sound Yum yum.
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Robert Owen’s Avatar Robert Owen
10th September 2022 at 19:49
Works exceptionally well with blueberry jam as well.
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