Clover Leaf Cocktail
Source:
The Ideal Bartender
ice
fill mixing glass with lump ice
Ingredient: ice
What it is: AdditiveThe new general availability of ice in the mid 1800s revolutionized bar-tending and drinking. Ice was delivered in blocks that then had to to be broken, crushed, picked and shaved for increasingly popular individual drinks (as opposed to large punches).
1/2
pony glass
grenadine
(calls for Cusenier Grenadine.)
Ingredient: grenadine
Also Known As: pomegranate syrup What it is: SyrupTraditionally a red syrup used as an ingredient in cocktails, both for its flavor and to give a reddish/pink tinge to mixed drinks. The name "grenadine" comes from the French word grenade.
1
egg
white only
Ingredient: egg
What it is: AdditiveBird eggs are a common food and one of the most versatile ingredients used in cooking and have long been used in drinks. Usually used to add consistency and foam, egg whites and yolks are usually separated with "silver" indicating the white and "golden" the yolk. Modern chicken eggs are much larger, so use the smallest ones available.
1
jigger
Old Tom Gin
Substitution:
gin (London Dry)
(calls for Sir Robert Burnette's Old Tom Gin)
Ingredient: Old Tom Gin
What it is: GinA lightly sweetened Gin popular in 18th-century England that now is rarely available.
Shake well and strain into a Cocktail glass.
