Clover Club
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 14.0%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 141
- Sugar
- 9.4 g
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- ½ ozRaspberry syrup15 ml
- ½ ozLemon juice15 ml
- A few dropsEgg white
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Penicillin.
Head to head
Clover Club and Penicillin side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice. Only the Clover Club has gin, raspberry syrup and egg white; only the Penicillin has Blended Scotch, Islay single malt, honey syrup and fresh ginger. In parts, a Clover Club is 3 gin, 1 raspberry and 1 lemon; a Penicillin is 2¾ Scotch, ¼ Scotch, 1 lemon and 1 honey. By volume, the Clover Club is 60% spirit, 20% syrup and sugar and 20% citrus; the Penicillin is 60% spirit, 20% syrup and sugar and 20% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Penicillin is the stronger drink in the glass (15.4% ABV against 14.0%) and holds more alcohol (1.53 standard drinks against 1.01). The Penicillin has more calories (about 204 against 141) and more sugar (13.7 g against 9.4 g). Both are shaken; the Clover Club is served in a coupe, the Penicillin in a rocks glass.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Penicillin.
Sours · Scotch
The ratio · 2¾ : ¼ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Clover Club.
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Clover Club vs.
Penicillin vs.