Bittermens Orchard Street Celery Shrub Cocktail Bitters - 5 oz

The Orchard Street Celery Shrub Bitters from Bittermens are inspired by the flavors of old New York, paying homage to the historic pickle vendors of Orchard Street. Though the Bittermens team may not fully understand the allure of the pickleback, they recognize the importance of shrubs - vinegar-based refreshers, often combined with alcohol or allowed to ferment - in colonial times.

Thinking about the immigrant experience of the Lower East Side in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the team was inspired by the classic Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Soda, a celery-flavored soda that was hugely popular in the 1930s, earning it the nickname "Jewish Champagne." While the declared flavor is celery seed, the Bittermens team detected hints of ginger and apple as well.

Drawing on this history, Bittermens set out to create a product that combined the concepts of a brine, a shrub, and a classic soda, dedicating it to the Orchard Street neighborhood and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. The resulting Orchard Street Celery Shrub Bitters are GMO-free, Kosher-Pareve (not for Passover use), and may contain potential allergens like celery.

The Orchard Street Celery Shrub Bitters can be used to elevate Bloody Marys and any gin or vodka-based cocktail, adding a briny, celery-forward flavor. Bittermens designed these bitters to help bartenders create perfect, all-natural cocktails every time.

Recommended cocktail recipes include:

The Orchard Street Cel'ry Soda, featuring 1 oz apple brandy, 1 oz genever, 25 drops of the Orchard Street Celery Shrub, 5 drops of Bittermens Buckspice Ginger Bitters, and soda water.

The Woodberry Schooner, created by Matt Ficke of the Columbia Room, with 1 oz silver tequila, 1 oz bianco vermouth, 0.5 oz simple syrup, 0.5 oz lemon juice, and 15 drops of the Orchard Street Celery Shrub.

The Automobile, an adaptation of a 1903 cocktail by Jack McGarry of The Dead Rabbit, containing 1 oz absinthe, 0.5 oz Parfait Amour, 0.5 oz simple syrup, 4 dashes of the Orchard Street Celery Shrub, and 3 oz brut Champagne.

The Rum Walker, a riff on a Rum Runner created by William Evans at Maypop in New Orleans, with 2 oz spiced rum, 0.5 oz Bittermens Tepache, 0.25 oz simple syrup, 3 dashes each of the Orchard Street Celery Shrub and Bittermens Scarborough Savory Herbal and Burlesque Bitters, and a splash of pineapple juice.

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