Scrappy's - Celery Bitters

Celery Bitters cocktails:

The Fourth Regiment is one of those cocktails that has a murky history, an aspect that is not only intriguing but also let’s us try the variations and see which side we fall on.  In 1931, the Gentleman’s Companion gave a recipe for the Fourth Regiment which calls for orange, Angostura and celery bitters.  But there is supposedly an older reference which uses Peychaud’s bitters instead of Angostura bitters.  While I like the Angostura version, you should try both!

Ingredients:

1 ounce rye
1 ounce sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica)
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash aromatic bitters
1 dash celery bitters

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.  Stir well.  Strain into a coupe or lowball.  Serve up and garnish with lemon peel.

A cocktail styled for a superhero? Don’t mind if we do.  

1 1/2 oz. gin
1 1/2 oz. fresh celery juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup (1:1)
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
Dash celery bitters 
1 oz. tonic water
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: Collins

Combine all ingredients, except tonic, and shake with ice. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass and top with tonic.

Tona Palomino, Trenchermen, Chicago courtesy of Imbibe.com.