Cocktails with Celery juice
Celery juice is the thin, watery liquid extracted from the leaf stalks of celery, the cultivated vegetable Apium graveolens.
Taste profile
Watery and light on the palate, finishing on a savoury, green vegetal note with a faint salty-bitter edge.
How it's used
Bartenders press it fresh and shake it into a build to lend savoury, vegetal celery character and length; used in bulk it supplies both aroma and liquid volume, though its thin body may need less added water or a little syrup to rebalance.
Substitutes for Celery juice
As a small savoury accent it can be approximated by another celery-derived product such as celery bitters or celery salt, but as a base juice supplying both celery aroma and liquid volume it has no substitute.
Description
Pressed or extracted from the crisp petioles of celery, a marshland plant in the family Apiaceae, this juice carries a very high water content that leaves it thin and light. It is a fresh, unstabilised vegetable juice.
Storage
Oxidises and separates quickly, so make it fresh and use immediately rather than keeping it.
