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Celery tonic. I had to Google it.

What is a celery tonic?
Preparation. Muddle celery with sugar and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker, 1 minute. Add gin, fill shaker with ice, and shake until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with a lemon twist.
https://www.bonappetit.com › recipe
Celery Tonic Recipe | Bon Appétit
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that's an interesting concept.

I'm tempted to skip the sugar and shake up some muddled celery/gin as the base for a kick-asterisk Bloody Mary!
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Had a Jameson Mule last weekend.

2oz Jameson
Healthy squeeze of lime
Ginger beer
Ice

It was a great warm weather, sitting in the driveway cocktail. I used a brand new solo cup to feel extra fancy.
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Here it is.
1 stalk of celery chopped
1/2 - 1 Tbls sugar
1 oz lemon juice
Muddle very well (~ 1 min) in a shaker

Fill shaker with ice, add 2 oz gin, shake until shaker gets frosty. Strain into an ice filled glass. Recipes call for a twist of lemon peel, but I substituted a couple of olives. Very refreshing.
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I like the idea of cock tails, but it is a rare thing that I mix anything with my alcohol. Maybe an ice cube or a drop or two of water. It just tastes good by itself. I should find a cocktail that I like as it would make the Bourbon or Scotch go further...

I used to buy bitters and ad to vodka or gin...but that little bottle is up to $14 now...crazy...thats more than I pay for the Vodka :)
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Bloodhound wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 12:46 I like the idea of cock tails, but it is a rare thing that I mix anything with my alcohol. Maybe an ice cube or a drop or two of water. It just tastes good by itself. I should find a cocktail that I like as it would make the Bourbon or Scotch go further...

I used to buy bitters and ad to vodka or gin...but that little bottle is up to $14 now...crazy...thats more than I pay for the Vodka :)
Yeah, I hear you. I mostly enjoy sipping, maybe with a few small ice cubes, with whiskeys or bourbon. In the summer, in the south, though, it's hard to beat a good gin & tonic, especially during Covid, so that I feel like I'm doing what the old folks used to call "having a precaution". Also, I have a couple of different mint plants growing in pots on my back patio, which make for fresh mint juleps. I'll use a dash of bitters here and there as well. A small bottle of bitters lasts for years at my house. And it's been years since I bought a bottle. $14? Wow!
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sweetandsour wrote: 17 Aug 2022, 06:00
Bloodhound wrote: 16 Aug 2022, 12:46 I like the idea of cock tails, but it is a rare thing that I mix anything with my alcohol. Maybe an ice cube or a drop or two of water. It just tastes good by itself. I should find a cocktail that I like as it would make the Bourbon or Scotch go further...

I used to buy bitters and ad to vodka or gin...but that little bottle is up to $14 now...crazy...thats more than I pay for the Vodka :)
Yeah, I hear you. I mostly enjoy sipping, maybe with a few small ice cubes, with whiskeys or bourbon. In the summer, in the south, though, it's hard to beat a good gin & tonic, especially during Covid, so that I feel like I'm doing what the old folks used to call "having a precaution". Also, I have a couple of different mint plants growing in pots on my back patio, which make for fresh mint juleps. I'll use a dash of bitters here and there as well. A small bottle of bitters lasts for years at my house. And it's been years since I bought a bottle. $14? Wow!
Penny likes Moscow Mules...So it seem like once a summer or so we get out the special cups and I enjoy that...mostly because she enjoys it and the prep and special cups. She doesn't drink but 2 or 3 times a year, so its fun to drag out the gear
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