
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
Stir all ingredients with ice.
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




