Clover Club Cocktail

Clover Club Cocktail (Pic by June Carvalho)

I came across this drink on a cocktails website and it sounded good and very doable, with an interesting history to boot. It seems to be a forgotten classic originating in Philadelphia way back in 1911, and now, nearly a century later, is experiencing a revival.

Needs gin, grenadine or raspberry syrup, lemon juice and also a raw egg white, which may sound queasy to some, but it acts as an emulsifier and gives the drink body and a foamy head. The grenadine and citrus strike a perfect balance between sweet and tart. Shake it up for a good 20 seconds in a cocktail shaker with ice to get a frothy finish and the head. Would have looked pretty in cocktail glasses, but I don't have 'em, so I served it up in wine glasses instead. My friend enjoyed every dainty sip of it. So did I. Who wouldn't? Truly a classic.

What you need for 1 serving:

60 ml gin (I used Bombay Sapphire)
30 ml lemon juice
10 ml grenadine
1 egg white
Cracked ice

Shake up all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker for about 20 seconds and strain into a cocktail or wine glass. Garnish with a lemon  wedge. Cheers!