Mother-of-Pearl

Name: Mother-of-Pearl
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. kosher salt; 1 tsp. celery salt; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. gin; 2 dashes celery bitters; 3 oz. tonic; Celery sprig and fennel fronds, for garnish

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

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Brisk and aromatic, celery flavors this savory gin and tonic variation in three ways: in a salt rim, in the bitters, and in the garnish. A fennel frond adds an extra layer of perfume to the drink. The recipe, which first appeared in our June/July 2014 issue with Camper English's story "Miracle Cure," comes from The Optimist, a seafood restaurant in Atlanta.

Ingredients

1 tbsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. celery salt
¹⁄₂ oz. gin
2 dashes celery bitters
3 oz. tonic
Celery sprig and fennel fronds, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Mix kosher and celery salts on a plate. Dip the rim of an old-fashioned glass in water and then in salts. Add ice, gin, and celery bitters; top with tonic. Garnish with celery sprig and fennel frond.