Green With Envy

Name: Green With Envy
Ingredients: For the cocktail; 1/4 cup peeled, chopped Granny Smith apple; 2 ounces celery infused gin (see below for recipe); 1/2 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice (I used Meyer); 1/2 ounce simple syrup; 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters; Dash Tabasco; For the celery infused gin; 1 6-inch length of crisp green celery stalk (end trimmed); 1 6-inch length of an inner celery stalk with leaves (end trimmed); 1/8 teaspoon crushed green anise seed (can substitute fennel seed); 2 cups gin

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

For the cocktail
1/4 cup peeled, chopped Granny Smith apple
2 ounces celery infused gin (see below for recipe)
1/2 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice (I used Meyer)
1/2 ounce simple syrup
2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Dash Tabasco
For the celery infused gin
1 6-inch length of crisp green celery stalk (end trimmed)
1 6-inch length of an inner celery stalk with leaves (end trimmed)
1/8 teaspoon crushed green anise seed (can substitute fennel seed)
2 cups gin

Directions

1

Muddle apple in a cocktail shaker.
2

Add liquid ingredients.
3

Fill shaker with ice, close and shake vigorously for 5-7 seconds, until shaker is frosty and cold. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with tender celery stalk if desired. Enjoy and repeat. Sharing optional.
4

Cut celery into two-inch lengths. Combine ingredients in an airtight container, such as a quart jar. Allow mixture to infuse for 2 days, shaking jar a few times a day. On the second day, strain out solids, return infused gin to jar and refrigerate until needed.