Spiced Clover Club

1h 50m

A classic cocktail reinvented, based on gin and elevated with a spiced berry jam! Great to accompany spiced recipes.

The Clover Club Cocktail is a drink that pre-dates Prohibition in the United States, and is named for the Philadelphia men's club of the same name. This version is enhanced with a spiced berry jam, made with caramel, cardamom and tonka beans; an explosion of different flavors.

Boil 500 ml of water
Add 500 g of sugar. Cook until dissolved
Transfer to container in an ice bath. Stir until chilled
Fill glass bottle. The Simple Syrup is ready
Add 1 kg of white sugar to pot on medium heat
Cook and stir continuously until the sugar dissolves and turns golden. Be careful not to burn it
In a glass with cold water, drop a bit of caramel. If it hardens, the caramel is ready. Transfer immediately to another container out of heat
Crush 20 green cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle
Remove green cardamom husks
Grind the cardamom seeds to a coarse powder
In a pot with 500 g of caramel on low heat, add coarse cardamom powder
Grate 4 tonka beans
Add 1 tsp of flaky salt
Add 1 tsp of five spice powder
Add 1½ cups of frozen mixed berries
Add 100 ml of water and stir
Cover and simmer on low heat for 20m until berries break down
Add 100 ml of lemon juice
Zest 1 lemon and stir
Cool mixture down in a container over an ice bath
Store in a glass jar. The spiced berry jam is ready
Add 40 ml of gin to cocktail shaker
Add 30 ml of lemon juice
Add 2 tbsp of spiced berry jam
Add ¾ tsp of simple syrup
Add ½ tsp of powdered egg white
Add 2 cups of ice cubes
Shake vigorously until well-chilled
Strain. Discard ice
Shake again to froth
Strain into cocktail glass with 1 rock ice
Cut peel from 1 orange. Squeeze it to release oils and garnish the Clover Club
Enjoy!