Today we’re looking at two very similar cocktails! Both drinks are gin-based classics in the sour style, and there’s really only one major component that differentiates the two (the addition of applejack in the pink lady). Well, technically I have two differentiating components in today’s comparison, but that’s only because I didn’t want one to have an unfair edge. I’m using raspberry syrup in my clover club instead of grenadine (the original recipe called for grenadine), but either syrup is acceptable in this cocktail. So let’s see, once and for all, which cocktail reigns supreme. The clover club or the pink lady? Only one way to find out!
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TIME STAMPS:
Intro: 0:00
The History: 0:45
The Booze: 1:57
The Recipes: 3:43
Sips: 6:41
THE CLOVER CLUB RECIPE
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Broker's London Dry Gin
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) raspberry syrup
1 raw egg white OR 3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) aquafaba *
Raspberry for garnish
THE PINK LADY RECIPE
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Broker's London Dry Gin
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Laird's Straight Apple Brandy
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) grenadine
1 raw egg white OR 3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) aquafaba *
Cocktail cherry for garnish
* When consuming raw eggs, there is a risk of salmonella.
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Image attributions:
Clover Club - Library Company of Philadelphia, via Wikimedia Commons; The Clover Club
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel - Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Flickr Commons
Hazel Dawn - Unknown author - The Theatre, Aug. 1914
The Pink Lady - 1911 poster by Hamilton King