Is Tuesday too Early to Start Preparing for the Weekend?

Good Afternoon You+Me* Readers! Many many apologies for being late posting today. We are about a month out from opening our brewery and are so busy that we honestly sometimes we forget what day it is. Before we go any further, we want to send a big congratulations to Elisabeth for being able to drink again… and for the whole baby thing!

Now, back to the drinking. I don’t want to make anyone jealous, but on Sunday they’re predicting that Nashville is going to get its first 80 degree day of the year. Yay! Which means it’s the perfect time for one of our favorite activities here at Jackalope: day drinking. Not just any day drinking, we’re planning on throwing a brunch that has as much emphasis on the drinks as the food – Drunch ,if you will. I’m going to be making these scones, which Miya has talked about before and are so delicious, along with these scones from the Barefoot Contessa. I love her. I love her as much as I love Martha, choosing between them would be too hard so I’m glad I’ll never have to. Bailey on the other hand, will be focusing on the drinks portion of the drunch. Something you should know about Bailey, she’s not just a great brewer, she also makes a phenomenal bloody mary. I think it’s something in her genetic make-up. Her tried and true bloody mary recipe (which has indeed turned former naysayers into bloody mary believers) goes a little something like this:

1.5 oz vodka (Bailey personally likes Beefeater for a bloody mary, but whatever suits your fancy)

5 oz V8 juice

1 tablespoon chopped horseradish

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

A splash (or two or three, if you like the spice) of Tobasco sauce

Salt & pepper to taste

1 lime wedge

Celery Stalk

Just mix the ingredients over ice, squeeze the lime wedge into the beverage, and stir with the celery stalk. If you’re feeling adventurous, replace the celery stalk with a pickle spear, pouring some pickle brine in as well (you won’t be sorry). And remember, these measurements can all be adjusted for your personal taste…cocktails are meant to be fun, after all!

** Note from Bailey: One important rule I would like to impart though, lest my grandmother never forgive me, bloody marys are purely a daytime drink and should only be consumed before 4:00 pm (or you may turn into a Gremlin).

Comments

[elisabeth]

Ha! A bloody mary is the perfect drink to ease back into cocktailing--it has tomato juice, which makes it practically a health food. Thanks for sharing, ladies!