Isle of Wight Bloody Mary

The Isle of Wight Bloody Mary includes local Isle of Wight produce which makes it better for the environment and we think it tastes better too.

You will need:

• 6 parts Isle of Wight tomato juice (See www.thetomatostall.co.uk)
• 1 part vodka (optional)
• 1 part lemon juice
• 1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
• salt & ground pepper
• hot pepper sauce
• celery stalk

All the ingredients can be obtained from a good local shop or farm shop on the Isle of Wight. You might want to try Farmer Jacks in Arreton.

This is what you need to do:

• Put the Tomatoe Juice, Vodka and Lemon Juice in a tall glass over ice cubes.
• Mix well.
• Add the salt & pepper to taste.
• Garnish with the celery stalk

You might want to know:

• Celery is planted in late February and goes into season early June to November
• According to http://www.lovecelery.co.uk/:

  The Bloody Mary cocktail was invented in the 1920’s at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris . However it wasn’t until the 1960’s that celery was associated with the drink, when a guest at a Chicago hotel was given a Bloody Mary but nothing to stir it with. He improvised with a stick of celery from the buffet!