Clove Cocktail

Clove Cocktail

Sweet vermouth stirred with muscatel wine and sloe gin into a low-proof, grapey aperitif. Plummy fruit with a faint spice note.

14% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

3 min

Time

130 Cal

Calories

1

Serving

Flavor profile

Aperitif

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Sweet Vermouth· not in your bar1 oz

    Or swap: Dubonnet — wine-ier, lightly spiced, Port — richer and fruitier

  • Red Wine· not in your bar½ oz
  • Sloe Gin· not in your bar½ oz

    Or swap: Cherry Brandy — similar dark-fruit sweetness

Instructions

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice.

  2. Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Pairs well with

Sloe gin and wine with a spiced edge welcome mulled-season treats:

  • Spiced ginger cookies
  • Baked brie with cranberry
  • Clove-studded ham bites
  • Mixed roasted nuts

Similar taste

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