Barsmith Bloody Mary Brunch
No-work, all-play drinks...because it's Sunday!
Kathleen, one of RainyDayMagazine’s editors, made the trip up to see us at the home office. It was, of course, the perfect excuse we needed to do some eating and drinking…which we did 🙂
Not quite a gaggle of geese, but close.
Kathleen missed our Standard Proof Rye Tasting a few weeks ago, so we set up a little impromptu version for her to give her take on the selection. To soak up the alcohol, what better than a heaping plate of fried seafood and a lobster roll at Tony’s at Wollaston Beach in Quincy???
Kathleen: a New Yorker lovin’ the Mass. way of living!
We have to say, however, the price for a lobster roll has gotten kind of insane…that lobster roll was the same as the entire Fisherman’s Platter!!! But hey, Kathleen was in town 🙂
The personal-sized bag of potato chips was free, thank gawd
Here’s a pro tip for extending a great Saturday of eating and drinking into the next day: have a leisurely Sunday brunch at the office! It’s always a fun choice… so we did that too!
Yeah, we took Monday off 🙂
Why is Kathleen all bundled up? Because she is living in Connecticut, which to us is “The South.”
Barsmith Bacon Bloody Marys
The Bloody Mary is a classic brunch cocktail, right up there with the Mimosa (which we also had on offer). We set up a station with all the necessary bits so guests could make their libations as strong as they…preferr. Both drinks were easy to make, especially with mixers from Barsmith.
The Barsmith Bloody Mary mixer is a lively blend of spices, real tomatoes, fresh horseradish, and other special proprietary and delicious ingredients, all in perfect proportions. Just combine the mixer with the suggested alcohol, squeeze some lemon or lime, stir with a stick of celery, and you are good to go!
No matter your drink, we’ve got the glassware to go with it!
For the Bacon Bloody Marys, we sous-vided the bacon ahead of time, so all it took was 30 seconds in the frying pan for a crispy slice to be ready!
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Barsmith Bacon Bloody Mary recipe
- 4.5 oz Barsmith Bloody Mary mixer
- 2 oz Ketel One Vodka
- Add to a shaker with ice, shake, strain into a glass
- One crispy slab of maple bacon
- A few fresh stalks of celery
No egg was used in the concocting of the Bloody Mary. Ignore the egg shell.
Brunch
Some equally tasty brunch-y treats were provide to go along with the delicious drinks: cheesy scrambled eggs with scallions, fresh waffles with maple syrup, and three different kinds of breakfast sausages: pork, chicken, and turkey. Said sausages sous vided, of course.
Many eggs were used in the creating of the cheesy eggs. Do not ignore the eggs.
The waffles were made using Cuisinart’s fantastic griddler using waffle inserts. The meats were sous vided ahead of time using the new Anova nano immersion cooker and pan-seared for about two minutes prior to serving. Having all the sausages pre-cooked meant they were all ready at the same time. A difficult trick to pull off when we were serving a mix of pork, chicken, and turkey ones!
An appliance for everything, and everything in its appliance.
Our guests did not come empty-handed; the brough: homemade coffee cake, broccoli-mushroom quiche, and a freshly prepared fruit salad. The items complemented and rounded out our brunch offerings very nicely!
Take your pick, everyone’s covered–even the vegetarians.
While the regular and Bacon Bloody Marys were tasty, the even MORE popular version was Barsmith’s Nashville Hot and Ketel One:
- 4.5 oz of Barsmith Nashville Hot Bloody Mary mixer
- 2 oz of Ketel One Vodka
- Squeeze of lemon (1/4 wedge)
- Stir with a stalk of fresh celery
The regular Barsmith Bloody Mary flavor was spicy, but the Nashville Hot was spicy and HOT, said heat provided by cayenne and jalapeno peppers. The combo was perfect for eggs and sausages…no Tabasco needed!!!
Dressing up our Marys with rectangular slices of lemon.
Civet Coffee
With the coffee cake, we served a coffee had heard about but had never tried… a coffee of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and, um, “processed,” by the Asian palm civet cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). Some people know it as civet coffee.
The Wallacea Wild Luwak premium coffee we served was everything we heard it would be and more. Smooooooooth, with low acid and a hint of chocolate, it was absolutely delicious…noticeable even with the first sip!!!
Well Wallacea-loo to you too!
“… After working hard with our local farmer to prove that all of our coffee are ethically sourced. We became one of the only producers that are supported by the Gayo Coffee Protection Society Foundation, with 100% guaranteed that there is no animal that has been ABUSED or HARMED to produce these coffee beans to ensure that there are not single beings experience an adverse effect….” Cheers, Wallacea Coffee Team
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