The clover club itself dates to 1896, as seen in the 1897 book, the clover club of. The clover club cocktail was likely concocted around the turn of the century, and at first exclusively imbibed by club members. Classic clover club cocktail recipe the spruce eats. Brooklyns clover club restaurant claims that the philadelphia mens club dates. The clover club is classic which dates back to 1896. Theyre a symbol of the communal spirit and meant to be drunk among friends and.
This is a fine suggestion, but if adopted, it will require more sugar. The clover club cocktail is so beloved that it even has a bar in brooklyn, new york, named after it. Brooklyns clover club restaurant claims that the philadelphia mens club dates to 1882 and lasted until the 1920s. He has continued to work for the company through all its acquisitions and there have been many. Arguably the signature drink of philadelphia, the clover club cocktail has roots in the preprohibition era social club of the same name. Clover club cocktail 1920s cocktail recipes gastronom. The clover club drinker is traditionally a gentleman of the preprohibition school. Clover club recipe a delightful raspberry gin cocktail. Ingredients 45 ml gin 15 ml raspberry syrup 15 ml fresh lemon juice few drops of egg white.
In his 1931 old waldorf bar days, albert stevens crockett credits the creation of this cocktail to the bellevuestratford hotel, philadelphia. The clover club cocktail is a drink that predates prohibition, and is named for the philadelphia mens club of the same name, which met in the bellevuestratford hotel. Clover club cocktail wikimili, the free encyclopedia. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Method pour all ingredients into cocktails shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Improving on the original recipe, julie reiner has developed the clover club cocktail into a modern classic. If you walk into clover club in brooklyn, you can certainly feel thrown back in time with its beautiful classic and wooden interior. History of the clover club cocktail the clover club has its roots in a philadelphia area mens club of the same name, started in the late 1800s. Reiner, who is passionate about promoting women behind the bar, encouraged marshall to take on her firstever bartending gig at clover club. Lowe where lowe forgets to add the lemon by mistake followed by the recipe in all its glory in jeanette young nortons mrs. Its bright citrus notes will enhance the lemon and raspberry portions of the cocktail giving you a perfect balance of sweet and tart. It is a rare treat among the classics because it mixes gin with the sweet flavor of raspberry syrup, creating a most delightful and very delicious drink. Strain into the mixing tindiscarding iceand shake until well aerated. The clover club cocktail history, recipe, technique.
The classic citrusandmint southside cocktail is elevated to another plane of flavor through the inclusion of fresh cucumber. Daniel krieger when youve worked in the bar business for over 20 years, friends and family often send emails and call you on the phone asking for cocktail advice. And speaking of history, for her cocktail marshall presented the french 75, the classic world war i champagne cocktail named for the french 75mm field gun. The first clover club cocktail recipe was published in the new york press in 1901, calling for gin, lemon juice, sugar, raspberry syrup, and egg white. The clover club cocktail is a cocktail consisting of gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, and an. The clover leaf is basically a clover club with an added mint leaf a nicely balanced between sweet and sour with the gin holding everything together and rounding off the flavour. Ingredients for clover club cocktail with these indredients at hand you can make a snappy clover club cocktail at any time. We also tried the drink with and without the dash of dry vermouth an optional ingredient in the waldorf astoria recipe. The era was named after the 1873 mark twain book, the gilded. Origin of the clover club cocktail the clover club cocktail is a long lost delight. Cocktail shaker fine mesh strainer coupes ours are vintage jigger.
Say hello to the clover leaf a vintage cocktail dating back to the days of bathtub gin. From absinthe cocktail to whiskey smash, a salute in stories and drinks to professor jerry thomas, pioneer of the american bar hardcover april 7, 2015. I have just modified 2 external links on clover club cocktail. Esquire saw sense eventually after 74 years of rumination and posted a recipe for the drink, describing it as unusual. This was a traditional tipple of turnofthelast century cocktail culture, mentioned in cocktail books going back to 1911, and ordered by a person described thusly 55 years ago in jack townsends the bartenders book thanks to cocktail chronicles. Fiftyfive years after it earned half of its own chapter in jack townsends the bartenders book, the clover club has been forgotten by all but the most dedicated of students of the mixological arts. The clover club an accessible, sophisticated cocktail that is fashionably late to the ginaissance party once vilified as one of the worst cocktails, the clover club has clawed its way. Brooklyns clover club restaurant claims that the philadelphia mens club.
The clover club is a classic cocktail that has been around since the 1880s, originally showing up william boothbys 1908 the worlds drinks and how to mix them. The cocktail didnt appear until later in the clubs history and eventually fell out of fashion, most likely due to the use of egg white and feminine associations with. We then made a series of clover club cocktails using different gins. The clover club cocktail is a classic late 1800s drink that got its start in philadelphia. It is named after the friarslike organization which met at the bellevuestratford hotel which was. But by the 1950s it had fallen out of favor with men in dark leather booths surrounded by oak panelling. Julie reiner, coowner of brooklyns clover club and manhattans flatiron lounge, shares her thoughts on great bars, terrible bars, and cocktail books. The clover club was an assemblage of bankers, lawyers, and other prominent male professionals. The clover club cocktail wiki points out that the clover club cocktail is a drink that predates prohibition in the united states, and is named for the philadelphia mens club of the same name, which met in the bellevuestratford hotel on south broad street.
A delicious cocktail recipe for the clover club cocktail with lemon juice, sugar syrup, raspberry, dry gin, sweet red vermouth, dry vermouth and egg white. The cocktail didnt appear until later in the club s history and eventually fell out of fashion, most likely due to the use of egg white and feminine associations with raspberry. Started in the bellevuestratford hotel in the late 1880s, the clover club was a bawdy group of lawyers, bankers and various other captains of industry who, according to the old waldorfastoria bar book, often dined and wined, and wined again. The clover club an accessible, sophisticated cocktail. Julie reiner on the best cocktail books and what makes a. Gin, berries and lemon make for a trifecta of great flavor, says coowner and founder julie reiner. The clover club cocktaila mix of gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and egg whiteis so beloved that it has a bar in brooklyn, new york, named after it. Started in the bellevuestratford hotel in the late 1880s, the clover club was a bawdy group of lawyers. There are recipes that go as far back as the 1600s.
The clover club cocktaila mix of gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and egg whiteis so beloved that it has a bar in brooklyn, new york. The clover club can be made using storebought juices and syrup or by squeezing your own fresh lemon juice and making a syrup with fresh raspberries. Clover clubs were first enjoyed by and named after a group of newspaper men, lawyers, writers. Along with its close relative and topic of the other half of townsends chapter, the pink lady, the clover club was an emblematic cocktail of a particular type of drinker. The cocktail appears in the 1897 book the clover club of philadelphia and consists of gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup and egg white and is one of todays classic. Upon returning home, we turned to our goto cocktail reference book, the waldorf astoria bar book, for their clover club recipe. A cursory glance through my cocktail books led me to a drink called the clover club. Its not known exactly who first created the aviation cocktail. The clover club itself dates to 1896, as seen in the 1897 book, the clover club of philadelphia, page 172 by mary r. According to the old waldorfastoria bar book, the drink was first created at the bar of the bellevuestratford in philadelphia. In fact, the wellregarded clover club cocktail bar in new york city went so far as to name themselves after it. As no selfrespecting drinking club could be without its own drink, a clover club cocktail was needed. It has always been difficult to gauge how popular the cocktail. Borden in 1983, country club foods in 1994, granny goose foods in 1997, snakcorp in 2000, don julio foods in 2005, tyson foods, 20 and manuels.
The clover club cocktail is one of the classic cocktails that should live on in every bartenders repertoire. Though its going through a welldeserved renaissance now, the clover club certainly took a tumble from favour. The clover club cocktail is a drink that predates prohibition in the united states, and is named for the philadelphia mens club of the same name, which met in the bellevuestratford hotel on south broad street. The clover club is one of the bestknown gin cocktails but little is known about its true origin. See the ingredients, how to make it, view instrucitonal videos, and even email or text it to you phone. The group consisted of captains of industry such as bankers and lawyers, and their chief meeting spot was the bellevuestratford hotel. According to diffords guide, the original clover club cocktail called for an ounce each of dry gin, dry vermouth, lemon juice, and raspberry syrup, shaken with half an egg white to froth it up and blend the flavors. It first started in bellevuestratford hotel with the local power players that got together and formed a group with the same name. The clover club is a simple and refreshing classic cocktail recipe that both home bartenders or professional mixologists can easily make. However, when curious young bartenders commenced their spelunking ways in the 1990s, digging through libraries and used books stores in search of old cocktail.
How to make the clover club, a classic cocktail made with gin. This is where it was attributed to the the original host of the clover club, george boldt, who owned the bellevuestratford hotel and later was a part of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Greg bingham, currently a vice president at tyson, started working at clover club in 1977 as a salesman on the ogden and northern utah route. Add all the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. When the hotelier of the bellevuestratford, george boldt, was recruited as proprietor for the waldorfastoria hotel, the clover club cocktail made its way to new york. Arguably the signature drink of philadelphia, the clover club cocktail has roots in the. The clover club cocktail wiki goes on to note that in its heyday, the drink. The clover club cocktail is a drink that predates prohibition, and is named for the. Named after the venue of the same name, the clover club. Clover clubs julie reiner releases an essential new book for. But like many of the preprohibition stalwarts, it was rediscovered as part of the classic arsenal, and made immortal by julie reiners brooklyn cocktail bar. We dont know when or by whom it was invented, but by 1901 its referenced, and 1908 finds it published, in william boothbys the worlds drinks and how to mix.
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