Winter-Spiced Bloody Mary

This is exactly what it sounds like, a winter-spiced Bloody Mary. A great cocktail, or a wonderful restorative hang-over cure, you decide. It uses a winter-spiced vodka which you can make up in advance (see the recipe below).

Winter-Spiced Bloody Mary Recipe

Makes 1 Drink. One measure is equivalent to 25 ml or 1 Fld Oz.

Recipe Ingredients:

• 2 measures winter spiced vodka (see below)
• 300ml (½ pint) tomato juice
• 150ml (¼ pint) lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper

Garnish

• 1 celery stalk
• 1 lime wedge
• 1 lemon wedge

Recipe Method:

Combine all the liquid ingredients and seasonings into a blender with a few ice cubes. Blend for a few seconds and pour into a tall glass. Garnish with a trimmed celery stalk, and a wedge of lemon and lime.

Winter Spiced Vodka Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of Vodka
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 dried chilli
• 3 cardamon pods
• 1 tsp of cummin seeds
• 1 tsp of corriander seeds

Recipe Method:

Put everything in a clean and sterilized bottle you can seal. This is best done a week before using, to allow everything to infuse.