Classic Clover Club Cocktail (+Video!)

Delightfully refreshing, subtly tart, perfectly sweet, and full of flavor is this classic clover club cocktail. It’s made with fresh raspberry syrup, dry gin, vermouth, and lemon juice. Then finished with a creamy egg white foamy topping. So easy and makes for a great drink to have on deck for entertaining, date night, and more!

Summer is here, y’all!! I don’t know about you but I am here for all of the summer vibes. Well, if Florida could get past our current hurricane season-inspired gloomy weather then all will be well, ha! For the first time in a long time I’m actually looking forward to ample beach trips, sunny pool hangs, and everything in between.

Hello, it’s me, continuing to bring you bomb recipes and more! And truthfully speaking, I’ve been slacking on my cocktail game so we’re changing that starting right neowwww. That’s right, I’m coming in extra hot with one of my most favorite cocktails ever, the clover club! She’s a mix of so many great things, let’s chat!

Hey Clover Club Cocktail:

In doing research, this cocktail pre-dates Prohibition in the US; and gets its name, The Clover Club, after a Philadelphia gentlemen’s club that was around until the 1920s. This is a gin cocktail that is a true showstopper, seriously such a purty-lookin’ stunner! The clover club gets its bright pink hue thanks to raspberry syrup (or grenadine, if using). It is a tangy, tart, and slightly sour cocktail that all balances together so nicely. The combination of raspberry flavor and bright lemon notes sing in abundance throughout this drink. And most of you know just how much I adore lemony things haha.

Additionally, let’s talk about where that egg comes in because I know some of you are wondering. The clover club is made using an egg white to yield a deliciously creamy foam topping that gives this cocktail a lovely mouthfeel. Egg whites are used in a number of classic cocktails to give that signature foamy topped goodness. I just love how the simple addition of an egg white takes cocktails to another level!

Clover Club Cocktail Ingredients

(Note: the full ingredients list, including measurements, is provided in the recipe card directly below.)

• fresh raspberry syrup: we’re making a raspberry simple syrup using fresh raspberries, sugar, and water >> super simple to put together and gives the clover club such a stunning color and sweet taste that you can use to your preference level (you can substitute altogether with grenadine if you’d like too!).
• gin: a classic distilled alcoholic beverage that gets its flavor from juniper berries.
• vermouth: a pinch of this traditionally fortified and aromatized wine is just…*chef’s kiss*
• lemon juice: freshly squeezed for that signature bright zippy taste!
• egg white: to create that beautiful foam sitting pretty atop this classy cocktail…use an egg white that’s high-quality and pasteurized.
• garnishes: extra raspberries and a lemon peel for an ultra aesthetic cocktail moment!

How To Make A Clover Club Cocktail (Video)

1. Step one. Make the fresh raspberry simple syrup, cool down, and set aside.
2. Step two. In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, vermouth, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, and egg white together. Shake, shake, shake! This is called a dry shake before the ice goes in.
3. Step three. Add a handful of ice into the shaker and shake again to cool down the cocktail.
4. Step four. Strain the clover club drink into a glass, garnish if desired, and sippity sip away!

This is the most perfect cocktail to make for when you’re entertaining, date night in, hang nights with your peeps, and basically whenever else that you want! And such a nice drink to go along with some food.

Dry Shake Vs. Wet Shake- Cocktail 101

When making cocktails, there are two known shake-style methods, a dry shake and a wet shake. For example, a dry shake is combining all of the room temperature/liquid ingredients into the shaker first. Shaking the dry items by themselves allows for the ingredients to mingle together and emulsify creating deeper aeration. Then, when adding in the ice for the wet shake, it dilutes and cools down the finished cocktail. Additionally, the wet shake further intensifies the egg white leaving a beautiful frothy head.

Raspberry Syrup Or Grenadine?

This one is all rooted in personal preference, my friends. Some say (me!) a traditional clover club cocktail is best with fresh raspberry syrup and some will say use grenadine. Personally, I love the raspberry flavor but for those that don’t want to do that extra step, I get it. Most liquor and grocery stores carry grenadine and also pre-bottled raspberry syrup if you simply cannot be bothered lol. You do you, boo.

Make This Clover Club Cocktail Into A Mocktail

For my non-alcoholic friends, this clover club cocktail can easily be made alcohol-free. Simply replace the alcohol measurements with equal parts of your favorite sparking soda or sparkling water- some of my faves include Sprindrift, Topo Chico, La Croix, and Waterloo! Love me a good mocktail as well!

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UNTIL NEXT TIME…LOVE AND BUTTER,

Q.

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