Tangerine-Celery Collins
- Level: Easy
- Total: 45 min
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
2 cups chopped celery (about 4 stalks), plus celery leaves for garnish
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups gin, chilled
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 6 lemons), chilled, plus lemon slices for garnish
1 cup fresh tangerine juice (from about 6 tangerines), chilled
Chilled seltzer, for serving
Directions
- Combine the chopped celery, sugar and 2/3 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
- Strain the celery syrup into a pitcher and add the gin, lemon juice and tangerine juice. Pour into ice-filled glasses and top with seltzer. Garnish each with a lemon slice and some celery leaves.
