The Club Cocktail is a straightforward gin-and-sweet-vermouth aperitif from the pre-Prohibition era, balanced with a touch of herbal sweetness and finished with a cherry or olive garnish.
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Stir with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Add cherry or
mixing glass · barspoon · strainer · jigger
A Club Cocktail uses sweet vermouth and a 2:1 gin-to-vermouth ratio, creating a softer, more herbal drink. A Martini uses dry vermouth (or none) and tips the ratio heavily toward gin for a drier profile.
Stir in a mixing glass with ice for 30 seconds to chill and dilute evenly without aerating the spirit-forward drink.
Yes, but it shifts the flavor from herbal and slightly sweet to drier and more botanical—making it closer to a Dry Martini.
London Dry gins with prominent juniper and spice (e.g., Beefeater, Tanqueray) complement the sweet vermouth's herbal notes without overpowering them.
Traditionally up (no ice) in a coupe or martini glass, strained from ice after stirring.
