Clover Club Cocktail Recipe

The Clover Club drink can seem daunting for newbie cocktail drinkers because of the ‘raw egg white’ bit of the recipe. This is also one of the reasons why this rather delightful cocktail is often passed up on cocktail menus at restaurants and bars. So, what to do if you are keen on shaking it up at home, but don’t quite feel comfortable about the raw egg? Here are a few options:  

Pasteurized egg whites

Packaged or bottled pasteurized egg whites are quite widely available these days, since many folks enjoy the convenience of having it on hand when they are baking in their home or commercial kitchens. This can be a good way to go if your main concern about the egg is the potential for salmonella (VERY unlikely if you are using a fresh, organic egg and rinse the shell with warm water beforehand BTW), or splitting the white from the yolk.  

High-protein fruits

If you want to mimic the effects of the egg white to create that perfect foam crown while steering clear of egg white altogether, high-protein fruit like pineapple or passion fruit could be your answer. The addition of the fruit will naturally change the flavor profile of the drink, but you will get that lovely creamy mouthfeel that the Clover Club Cocktail is known for.  

High-quality honey

Honey can also help you to achieve a nice fluffy foam crown on a drink without the use of egg white. However, you will need to adapt the Clover Club recipe quite a bit to make it work, so if you are happy to put your own spin on it give it a go. Dry shake the ingredients without ice, then refine it with the addition of high-quality honey before straining it into a glass and topping it off with Champagne. When executed to perfection, the result should be a thick, stable foam. 

Make your own raspberry syrup

If you really want to push out the boat on your Clover Club Cocktail prep, making your own raspberry syrup at home is a great way to go. The freshly-made syrup does require a bit of effort, but that flavor of fresh raspberries it adds to the drink is very hard to top.  

Here is what you will need:  

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fresh or frozen raspberries 
• 8 oz water 
• 1 cup granulated sugar 

Method

1. Simmer the raspberries in the water in a small saucepan until the water and berries are the same color (around 5-10 minutes) 
2. Strain the juice through a fine-mesh strainer while pressing the berries to extract their juice 
3. While the liquid is still hot, add the sugar and stir to dissolve 
4. Let the syrup cool before bottling it or pouring it into a jar 
5. Store in the fridge for up to three weeks