Cocktails with Celery juice
Celery juice is the thin, watery liquid pressed from celery stalks.
How it's used
It gives a drink freshness and a salty, vegetal note, and suits savory and herbal drinks. It sits well with gin, vodka, cucumber and citrus.
Substitutes for Celery juice
Fresh juice
Juice the stalks or blend them with a splash of water. Strain through a fine sieve.
Cucumber juice with salt
Works one for one. Per 30 ml, add about 6–7 drops of 20% saline (or a tiny pinch of salt) for celery's natural salt. A dash of celery bitters brings back the aroma.
A pinch seasons, but make up the volume with cucumber juice or water.
A few dashes carry the aroma but add no liquid.
Storage
Fresh juice keeps a day refrigerated and loses its freshness quickly. Bottled juice is pasteurized, so it lasts longer and tastes notably duller.
