Clover Redux
Clover Redux is Cordial Craft’s Clover Club riff: a raspberry gin sour built around fresh berries, a full dry shake, and Cordial Craft Zero-Sugar Lime Cordial. The berries supply the color and aroma; the egg white gives the drink its soft cap of foam; the cordial keeps the citrus and sweetness in proportion.
Classic lineage: Clover Club riff · Raspberry gin sour
- Total time
- About 7 minutes
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Glassware
- Coupe or Nick & Nora
- Technique
- Dry shake and double strain
How to make Clover Redux.
The order matters: lightly muddle the berries with the cordial, build the foam without ice, then chill and dilute the drink in a second shake.
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 0.75 oz Cordial Craft Zero-Sugar Lime Cordial
- 7 to 8 fresh raspberries
- 1 egg white
- Lemon zest for expressed oil
- 3 raspberries on a cocktail pick or skewer
Method
- Muddle the berries. Add Cordial Craft and raspberries to a shaker, then lightly muddle the berries.
- Add gin and egg white. Add the gin and egg white to the shaker.
- Dry shake. Shake without ice for about 15 seconds to begin building the foam.
- Shake with ice. Add ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until chilled and properly diluted.
- Double strain. Double strain into a coupe or Nick and Nora glass.
- Finish and garnish. Express lemon zest over the surface and discard it, then garnish with 3 raspberries on a cocktail pick or skewer.
Berry, citrus, and foam each need their own handling.
Clover Redux works because the raspberries are treated as fresh produce, not syrup; the foam is built before the ice is added; and the drink is strained finely enough to stay smooth. Each step solves a different part of the finished texture.
Light pressure, not a hard grind.
A light muddle releases the berry without pushing excess seed and pulp into the final drink.
Build it before chilling it.
The dry shake lets the egg white stretch and trap air before ice begins diluting and chilling the cocktail.
Keep the color; lose the seeds.
A double strain leaves the drink vivid and aromatic without making the foam or sip feel gritty.
The technique is the recipe.
The ingredient list is short, but the sequence is what turns it into a composed sour rather than a berry drink with foam on top.
Stop once the berries break down.
Muddle: You are trying to release juice and color, not pulverize the seeds. Over-muddling makes the fine strain work harder and can add bitterness.
Give it the full 15 seconds.
Dry shake: A token dry shake produces a thin cap. Use a firm seal and shake with purpose before adding ice.
Express, discard, then add berries.
Garnish: The lemon zest is used for its oil, not as the visible garnish. The three raspberries provide the finished presentation.
Contains egg.
Clover Redux contains egg white unless a suitable alternative is used. Use properly handled, pasteurized egg white where required by your service standards, disclose the ingredient to guests, and check packaged foamer alternatives for their own allergen statements.
Questions before you make it.
A few technique and ingredient questions that matter before the first shake.
Can I skip the dry shake?
The drink can still be mixed, but the foam will usually be thinner and less stable. The dry shake is part of the intended texture.
Why does the recipe use 7 to 8 raspberries?
That amount supplies the color, aroma, and fresh berry character shown in the current house recipe without turning the drink into a thick fruit purée.
Do I need to double strain it?
Yes for the intended finish. The fine strain removes most berry seeds and pulp and keeps the foam and sip smoother.
Does Clover Redux contain an allergen?
Yes. The recipe contains egg white unless a suitable alternative is used. Disclose that ingredient and follow the handling requirements that apply to your service.
Keep exploring the bottle.
Move from this berry gin sour to the flagship margarita, another foam recipe, or the complete recipe hub.
Fresh berries deserve better than bottled raspberry syrup.
Clover Redux uses real raspberries for the color and aroma, Cordial Craft for the citrus and sweetness, and a deliberate two-stage shake for the foam. It is a house drink with a recognizable family resemblance—not a generic berry sour.