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Clover Club
Gin-laced, sweet 'n' sour with a fruity blast of rich raspberry toned by dry vermouth. Depending on your raspberry syrup, the finished cocktail may...
Rhett Williams
16th November at 01:37
I scoured the 1908 1st edition of Jack's Manual on the EUVS archive and didn't find any mention of either a Clover Leaf or Clover Club. The first listed 1910 edition on there (must be 2nd edition?) does contain a Clover Leaf, and the 1910 3rd edition does have both Leaf & Club with the recipes you have here. This would put the earliest mention (1901), earliest recipe (1901), and earliest cocktail book publication (1909) of a Clover cocktail as the Club, not the Leaf, right?
16th November at 10:46
The first known recipe for Clover Leaf appears in Jacob Abraham Grohusko's 1908 'Jack's Manual', while the first reference to and recipe for a Clover Club (unearthed by David Wondrich) is in a 23 June 1901 piece in the 'New York Press'. Quotes etc above and on our Clover Leaf page.
3rd June at 11:07
Saw the discussion on this start up again yesterday, I'd forgotten just how lovely these are. Lots of versions with slight differences, I just added a couple of touches to increase the raspberry flavour and the pink colour.
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/35938/pink-pony-club
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/35938/pink-pony-club
2nd June at 10:01
A truly wonderful, luxurious drink. Should be a cocktail everyone tries. It epitomises the luxurious nature of a cocktail. Also fantastic for people who may be afraid of gin. Please don't skip the dry vermouth, it adds so much to the drink.
25th June 2023 at 10:09
Does anybody know Lowe's exact recipe, word for word? I can't find reference to it anywhere.
25th June 2023 at 18:55
I've added Lowe's recipe and a lot more on the Clover Club above. I'll tackle the Cover Leaf next.
30th July 2022 at 00:31
A very nice, dry, citrus sour drink with a strong raspberry finish.
Question, Do you prefer "reverse" dry shake when using egg whites? Or just in certain cocktails?
Question, Do you prefer "reverse" dry shake when using egg whites? Or just in certain cocktails?
30th July 2022 at 07:40
Personally, I prefer a reverse dry shake but it is essential to finish with a fine strainer. Also, I have seen folk changing tins and washing tins between both shakes. It is essential to use the same cold tins, hence not possible with a 3-piece cobbler shaker.
23rd June 2022 at 15:49
Made this using 40ml Gin, 15ml Monin Raspberry syrup,15ml Martini Extra dry, 15ml Lemon juice, 10ml egg white. The result was excellent.
20th March 2022 at 06:05
Wow! The dry vermouth made a difference. It's really good!
16th October 2021 at 15:24
A beautiful cocktail. I’m a bit confused by your history. Though I’ve seen versions with and without vermouth, and I’m not sure that anyone really knows which one is “original”, I’ve never heard anyone dispute that the cocktail was created for/by the Clover Club in Philadelphia. Are you saying that Paul Lowe created this cocktail?
16th October 2021 at 18:44
Thanks for pointing out - the history was a little confused so I've added to this and hopefully made clearer. I'm not sure that anyone knows who created it!
3rd October 2020 at 15:37
Whith rose gin very wonderful