Illustration by Jennifer Kirkham
It just so happens that my husband and I love to go for cocktails during our date nights and that we have recently met a really talented French barman, Frederic Viaud. He served us delicious cocktails for our friend’s birthday party. I then asked him if he wouldn’t mind sharing with me his version of the “super maman” cocktail, which he did!
Enjoy (of course in moderation) you deserve it super maman ;-)
The “super maman” cocktail by Frederic Viaud
Ingredients
Celery Cordial
- 1 green apple
- 1 celery bunch
- 50 millilitres fresh water
- Caster sugar
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- 20 millilitres homemade celery cordial
- 15 millilitres lemon juice + a slice to rim your glass
- 20 millilitres egg white
- 40 millilitres of your favourite gin
- Salt
Instructions
Celery Cordial
- Rince and dice apple and celery (discard leaves and core)
- Put diced apple, celery and water in the mixer and strain out the maximum of juice possible
- Add sugar to the juice (in a 1 to 1 proportion)
- Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved
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- Rim a Martini glass: rub a slice of lemon on the rim of the glass and dip it into table salt.
- Pour all ingredients in your shaker, close it and give it a vigourous shake (without any ice), the egg white should start an emulsion (foaming up)
- Repeat this with your shaker filled up with cubed ice, until condensation appears on the shaker.
- Strain into a Martini glass
If you want to learn more from this great barman, Frederic has just published A First Understanding of Mixology: Handbook, which has been written with first time cocktail makers in mind as much as for people who want to improve their cocktail making skills. All the beautiful illustrations from the book have been made by Jennifer Kirkham.
This post made me think about another blogger I follow, Katie from Hurrah for Gin, you should check her out if you don’t know her already, she is really funny. Katie also published a book recently (clearly it is the way to go ;-)) – Hurrah for Gin: A book for perfectly imperfect parents.
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What a lush sounding cocktail, so unusual with the celery in there! Loving the illustrations too-)
Thank you Camilla! Jennifer Kirkham made the illustrations it makes it really unique I agree :-)
Wow, celery in a cocktail isn’t something I’ve heard of before! I do love apple cocktails though so this sounds really tasty.
Yes me too I love that sweet and sour combination in the green apples
What a unique sounding cocktail, Helene! I am a big lover of celery flavour but I have never thought of it in a cocktail. Sounds refreshing and decadent. Pinning to try!
Thank you Kellie ;-)
This sounds fab, practically one of your five a day with the celery and apple, right?! ;) Love the cute little illustrations too!
Yes practically :-)))
Love, love, love! Cocktails are such a treat, aren’t they? I can’t remember the last time I actually had one. I had a couple last week actually but before that, the previous one must have been 5 or 6 years ago (whaaaat?). x
You should make sure you do not let this happen again ;-)))
Oh yes, mums should have their cocktails!!
That book sounds really good, I’d really like to learn more about cocktails but haven’t really got a clue where to start! I’ve never heard of celery cordial before, it sounds refreshing, what sort of other things would you use it for?
I would personally try with sparkling water for an original mocktail but will ask Frederic for more ideas ;-)
Hi Charlotte! I have an answer from Frederic for you as well ;-)
“If you like to learn more about cocktails the book can be a good support to help you get started and be creative.
Now let’s have a closer look to the Super Maman cocktail;
the celery cordial is combined with lemon juice, egg white and gin, here the celery replace the Triple sec liquor used for the classic “white Lady”.
Imagine you favourite cocktail and replace its sugar source with your celery cordial;
Celery Margarita, celery Mojito, celery gin fizz, celery cosmopolitan..etc..
You can also use it to made a lemonade, everyone love a good homemade lemonade or simply add a dash into your daily water (Prosecco) to add extra flavour.
The limit is your imagination, I hope this will help, enjoy :))”