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The Bloody Mary50 ml (2 oz) Vodka or Gin 3-4 dashes The Bitter Truth – Celery Bitters 10 ml (1/3 oz) fresh Lemon Juice 100 ml (8 oz) Tomato Juice Tabasco, Worcestershire Sauce, Salt & Pepper Shake with ice & strain into a longdrink glass. |
Just before the holidays, Saveur Magazine published their february issue which holds Saveurs annual Top 100 list of great finds from the world of food. This years list focuses on chefs.
“The result is the most passionate and authoritative Saveur 100 yet, a grab bag of chef-recommended tools, tricks of the trade, must-visit restaurants, beloved books, amazing drinks, guilty-pleasure foods, and much more. It’s a peek inside the kitchens, hearts, and minds of some of the world’s most talented cooks.”
Ken Oringer of CLIO in Boston had nice words to say about The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters: “It makes drinks sing with complex, vegetal depth; in food, too, it brings out the best in other ingredients. When making rhubarb chutney, I poach the rhubarb in honey and add ginger, lime zest, and a few drops of celery bitters. The bitters make you say, “What’s that last element I can’t quite place?”
Well, could 2011 have started any better?
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Celery Daiquiri50 ml (1 1/2 oz) Light Rum 30 ml (1 oz) fresh Lime Juice 15 ml (1/2 oz) Sugar Syrup 2 dashes The Bitter Truth – Celery Bitters Shake with ice & strain into a cocktail glass. |
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Celery Gimlet50 ml (1 1/2 oz) Gin or Vodka 25 ml (1 oz) Lime Cordial 2 dashes The Bitter Truth – Celery Bitters Shake with ice & strain into a cocktail glass. |
Despite the commercial at the beginning it gets really funny!
This cocktail was created by Aly of Seven Shed for The Bitter Truth Cocktail Competition in Bristol, UK.
Far Beyond the Truth
Glass: Martini Glass
Serve: Shake then strain
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Bill at Okay, Check It Out uses the celery bitters in a drink called the Fletcher Christian:
The Fletcher Christian
1 oz The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters
3/4 oz St Germain elderflower liqueur
3/4 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz Boomsma Oude genever
3-4 drops Elixir Vegetal (sub Green Chartreuse or omit)
He says, “Trust me. Just trust me. I realize this is a very nichey cocktail because four of the five ingredients are things you can’t buy most places and that only cocktailheads have in their bar already. But this is a terrific drink.”
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Garden & Tonic50 ml (2 oz) Gin 2-3 dashes The Bitter Truth – Celery Bitters 2-3 dashes Maraschino/Elderflower Liqueur 4-5 Mint Leaves 1 Slice of Cucumber 1 Lime Wedge Tonic Water Put all ingredients in a longdrink glass on ice and fill up with tonic water. |
Rick from Kaiser Penguin uses The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters in the Isartal Rose:
Isartal Rose
Build over crushed ice and garnish with a delicate ruby grapefruit rose.
This is light, aromatic, and perfect for sitting outside as Fall rolls in. The grapefruit and celery just melt into the already delightful combination of gin and Pimm’s. The honey adds a touch of floral sweetness.
