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Celery Julep

Connie Veneracion
You might have seen Matt and Ted Lee on the now defunct Unique Eats. And you might have seen and heard them talk about celery julep, a drink associated with the American South. My husband, Speedy, was so roused with the unlikely idea of making a cocktail drink with celery juice. I found it a bit odd but, heck, why not? It never hurts to try something so totally out of our comfort zone. It turned out to be one of the best cocktail drinks we’ve ever had since we were old enough to drink alcohol.
Celery Julep
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 4 glasses

Ingredients
  

  • 4 stalks celery leaves trimmed off
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon celery seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup Kentucky bourbon or Tennessee whiskey Speedy used Jack Daniels
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • club soda
  • celery tops with the leaves to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Cut the celery into small pieces.
  • Dump the celery in the food processor with 1 tablespoon sugar, the salt and celery seeds. Process to a puree.
  • Fold a cheesecloth into four layers. Place a cheesecloth over a large bowl. Pour the puree into the cheesecloth. Gather the corners of the cheesecloth and press the juice from the puree into the bowl underneath.
  • Pour the celery juice into a pan. Add the rest of the sugar. Heat gently just until the sugar dissolves.
  • Fill four glasses with ice cubes.
  • Pour in a ounce of bourbon or whiskey, a tablespoonful of lemon juice and about two tablespoonfuls of the celery syrup into each glass. Stir.
  • Top with club soda.
  • Drop in a celery top for a stirrer and serve.

Notes

According to the recipe source, the leftover celery syrup can be kept in the fridge in a covered container for a week.
Keyword Bourbon, Cocktails, Whiskey
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