Clover Leaf Cocktail

1/3 Grenadine, 2/3 Gin, White of 1 Egg, Juice of 1/2 Lime. Shake well in cracked ice and strain, putting a mint leaf on top.

I mixed this with real grenadine (hereafter used to distinguish pomegranate-flavored grenadine syrups from the mysterious red glop that Rose's markets). The result was very agreeable, with a classy pale violet color and white foam on top. The flavor was good but quite sweet, and moderated by the egg white.




This drink is practically identical to the Clover Club, which I mixed with Rose's. The results are dramatically different.

Clover Club Cocktail

1/3 Grenadine, 2/3 Gin, White of 1 Egg, Juice of 1/2 Lime. Shake well with cracked ice, strain and serve.

Made with Rose's Grenadine, it looks disgusting, with an artificial red color topped by a pink foam, and the taste confirms what your eyes tell you. Made with real grenadine, the taste would be pleasant if you like sweet drinks with lots of fragrance and you're not put off by egg whites. The Clover Leaf I made with real grenadine was a very handsome drink, classy in an old-fashioned way and something I'd be proud to serve to a guest.

Breakfast Cocktail

1/3 Grenadine, 2/3 Dry Gin, White of 1 Egg. Shake well in ice and strain.

Looks and tastes like gin and Pepto-Bismol. I used Rose's Grenadine; perhaps a home-made Grenadine of pomegranate juice and syrup would improve the killing sweetness.

The gin was Hendrick's. Also, I beat the egg white before transferring it to the tumbler. If you shake the ingredients without beating the white first, a very unappetizing string of egg white remains in the drink. To separate the white, just crack an egg and tip the yolk back and forth between the two shell halves. Let the white fall into a bowl.