Cocktails and Drinks
Clover Leaf Cocktail
Say hello to the Clover Leaf – a vintage cocktail dating back to the days of bathtub gin. A little
- Serves 1
- Prep 6 minutes
By the way if Valentine’s Day is too corny and ‘couples only’ for you to handle, why not celebrate Galentine’s Day instead? This will be familiar to all fans of Parks and Recreation, but, for those not in the know, Galentine’s Day (13th of February) is the day to celebrate all your female friendships and I don’t need to tell you that cocktails are mandatory.
You can get the recipe for a classic Clover Leaf from The Bar – the recipe below is a slight variation with the addition of homemade raspberry syrup (it sounds fancy, but really it is fresh raspberries muddled with lemon and sugar). This ups the sweetness/tartness and makes the drink a deeper pink.
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Recipe
Clover leaf cocktail
A gorgeous gin based cocktail – perfect for sipping on Valentine's Day! Make sure you double the quantities to serve two. Cheers!
- Serves 1
- Prep 6 minutes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (60ml) gin
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ tbsp egg white
- 1 tsp grenadine
- 2 mint leaves (to garnish)
- 2 raspberries to garnish
Method
- 1
Put a martini glass or coupe glass in the freezer for 10 minutes to chill.
- 2
Put the raspberries, sugar and lemon juice in a glass and let them macerate for 10 minutes. Muddle with a spoon and then sieve the pulp to extract the raspberry syrup, pressing on the berries with the back of a spoon.
- 3
Add the gin, raspberry syrup, egg white and grenadine into a cocktail shaker. Shake hard for 30 seconds.
- 4
Add plenty of ice and then shake the cocktail again to froth up the egg white.
- 5
Strain into the chilled glass and garnish with a mint leaf and a fresh raspberry.
