Celery bitters

A bunch of celery and a new spice store that opened near my apartment has led me to try my hand at my first batch of homemade bitters.

I’ve seen a few recipes online, so I made a short list of some things to buy and hit up the spice shop.  It’s great having one close by, though unfortunately they did not have any gentian root, so I had to make do without.  I pretty much winged it from there, so I don’t exactly have a recipe to share, but here’s a list of some of what I used: celery (obviously), celery seed, white peppercorns, black cardamom pods, juniper berries, coriander seeds, salt, sugar, and a piece of green rock candy.  I used a mix of JWray and Nephew overproof rum, gin (Fleischmann’s since I had some left) and water for the liquid.  I’ve got my fingers crossed, so hopefully it will turn out good.  I’ll keep you all posted!