http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/chi-drink-fresh-recipe-1-10sep10,0,7119461.story
As promised, a review of the fresh tomato bloody mary that I tried out on Friday. The response from the tasting panel (isn't it nice when you have willing guinea pigs?) were very favorable. But the general consensus was that calling it a bloody mary was a little off. It's more like a tomato martini. It's fairly dry as the only sweet is from the tomato. Which also makes it fairly low-cal compared to a cosmo or other sweet drink. Though I had to use straight vodka instead of a citrus flavored as I ran out time to visit the liquor store. Didn't seem to do much harm.
In sum, a dandy little tipple that will go into my bartender's stockpile, and could become a weapon of choice when tomatoes are in season. Though it's going to be filed under the revised name of the Bloody Marty. And, in fact, it's already planned as the center piece for a Saturday video marathon of season 2 of Dexter. Seemed appropriate somehow. (Note to Washington Gardener - might also pair well with True Blood, no?)
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Yes, I could see it as a True Blood accompaniment - though I'd with the deep South loacle I'd like to see something for TB that is more like a red Rum Punch.
Or the good old Zombie. If we're talking NOLA-inspired, there are just too many ways to get your undead drink on.
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