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The Making of a Philly Original: The Clover Club
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The makings of the Clover Club.
[All Photos: Stephen Dyer]
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Erich Weiss, grandson of former Bookbinder's owner John M. Taxin, heads up the bar program.
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Only the white makes it into the drink.
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Weiss prefers Bluecoat gin for this drink over a London dry gin, which might be more traditional.
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The vermouth "has to be Dolin."
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Housemade raspberry syrup.
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Lemon balances the sweetness of the raspberry syrup.
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The drink is shaken twice — once without ice and once again with.
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The Clover Club gets double-strained into a Nick & Nora glass.
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The finished product, garnished simply with a raspberry.
