The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters

Celery bitters actually date back to the 19th century, but the style went extinct for decades before The Bitter Truth revived it — becoming the first commercially available celery bitters in a generation, and picking up Best New Product at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans in 2010. Made in Germany at 44% ABV, the brand describes a rich bouquet of white grape, Sencha tea, lemongrass, celery leaf, and fresh ginger root, rounding out on the palate with coriander seed, fresh celery, and chicory. Christopher Null at Drinkhacker offers a more grounded take: he found the character reads less as distinct celery and more as a general green-vegetable intensity, genuinely bitter with a pungent, astringent finish, giving it a B- and noting it might benefit from a slightly lower proof. Either way, it's a legitimately useful, unusual ingredient rather than a novelty — essential in a proper Bloody Mary, Red Snapper, or Bullshot, and just as interesting dashed into a Dry Martini, Gin & Tonic, or a Ti Punch alongside grassy rhum agricole. Buy The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters online with fast shipping right to your door.