Celery Collins Recipes

TANGERINE-CELERY COLLINS

Steps:

• Combine the chopped celery, sugar and 2/3 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Strain the celery syrup into a pitcher and add the gin, lemon juice and tangerine juice. Pour into ice-filled glasses and top with seltzer. Garnish each with a lemon slice and some celery leaves.

CELERY COLLINS

Steps:

• Purée 4 chopped celery stalks and 1/4 cup water in a blender. Strain into a pitcher filled with ice, pressing on solids; discard solids. Add 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, 1/3 cup Simple Syrup, and 1/4 teaspoon Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Shrub or Angostura bitters*; stir until cold. Divide among 4 Collins glasses filled with ice and add 2-3 ounces club soda to each. Garnish with celery stalks.

SANDY COLLINS

Steps:

• First make the mint simple syrup: Put 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water into a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved. Turn off the heat. Bruise the mint a little by rubbing it between your fingers. Add mint to the syrup and set aside until it cools, at least 1 hour. Strain into a clean jar and discard the mint. Cover the jar with a lid. Leftover syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• To make the drinks, fill 4 glasses with ice. Put 2 tablespoons of mint simple syrup into each glass. Top with about a cup of club soda and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Stir gently and garnish with a mint sprig. Add 1 1/2 ounces of gin to each glass, if desired.

CELERY SOUR MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Prepare the celery simple syrup: In a small saucepan, combine sugar, allspice, peppercorns and salt (if using) with 1 cup water. Heat over low, stirring frequently, just until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the celery leaves (and parsley leaves, if using). Set aside to steep at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the solids. (You should have about 1½ cups syrup.) Keep it in the refrigerator, tightly covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 weeks.
• Prepare the chamomile tea base: In a tea kettle or small saucepan over high heat, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the tea and lemon peels. Allow to steep for 10 minutes, then remove the tea bags and peels or, if using loose-leaf tea, strain through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside to cool completely. Keep it chilled in the refrigerator, tightly covered in an airtight container, for up to 5 days.
• Prepare the cocktail: In a shaker, add lime, celery pieces and the simple syrup. Muddle to smash and release the lime's juices. Add the chilled chamomile tea and ice. Cover and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora or coupe glass.