Celery Cider Cocktail

Name: Celery Cider
Prep time: PT0D0H0M
Cook time: PT0D0H5M
Total time: PT0D0H5M
Yield: Makes: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: Pinch of celery salt, plus more for garnish; 2 oz. apple cider; 2 oz. vodka; 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice; 3 dashes celery bitters; Dash simple syrup

Vodka makes for a clean, crisp base in this tart and refreshing apple drink.

Serves
Makes: 1 cocktail
Time
5 minutes

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINDA XIAO; FOOD STYLING BY JESSIE YUCHEN

By Alexis Kahn

Updated on September 6, 2023

Vodka makes a wonderful base in this light and smooth cocktail that marries the vegetal flavor of celery bitters with the tartness of apple cider and lime. Make your own syrup at home with our simple syrup recipe. A sparkling hard cider works best here, but a nonalcoholic option is also fine. Look for celery bitters at a liquor store, or online.

This recipe first appeared in our March 2011 issue with the story, “Clear Choice: Craft American Vodkas.”

Ingredients

Pinch of celery salt, plus more for garnish
2 oz. apple cider
2 oz. vodka
1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
3 dashes celery bitters
Dash simple syrup

Instructions

Step 1

Garnish the rim of a rocks glass with celery salt, then fill it with ice. To a cocktail shaker, add the cider, vodka, lime juice, celery bitters, simple syrup, celery salt, and enough ice cubes to fill the shaker about halfway. Shake well, strain into the glass, and serve immediately.

Read about the explosion of craft-distilled vodkas in America in Saveur Issue #136's article Clear Choice.