Irish Spring Cocktail
You know, sometimes Drink of the Week and I have trouble naming these cocktails we come up with. In this case, the possible names included:
Patty McCelery
The Celery VirGIN
Cell Block
Luck O’ The Celery
Celery McGinington
Irish Spring, however, sounded about perfect for this little green cocktail, which is just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. It is a mixture of gin, lime, mint, and celery juice. The celery neither overwhelms nor gets lost in the drink, but adds a refreshing touch to the cocktail.
Here’s the recipe:
Irish Spring Cocktail
(makes one cocktail)
Ingredients:
- 1 oz celery juice from 1-2 ribs of celery
1 1/2 oz good-quality gin
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
5-6 mint leaves
Ice
Directions:
Grate the celery ribs into a bowl. Then put the celery in a sieve over the bowl and mash until you get all the juice out of the celery.
Juice 2-3 limes for fresh lime juice.
Muddle the mint, simple syrup, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add in the celery juice, gin, and ice. Shake thoroughly for about a minute. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with mint.
Cheers!
