Belvedere Bloody Mary Vodka with Cocktail Recipes

Every once in a while, you discover a new spirit that makes a lasting impression. Belvedere Bloody Mary is a flavoured vodka that was launched early in 2012.

Made by a proprietary and artisanal method of maceration, Belvedere use real fruit, herbs and spices to create a naturally-flavoured vodka from seven ingredients: black pepper, horseradish, bell pepper, chilli pepper, vinegar distillate, tomato and lemon.

We’ve tasted it straight up, on ice, in cocktails at the Women in Hospitality Brunch and in a Kumato Bloody Mary. On the nose, it has hints of horseradish, celery and predominantly black pepper. It is fresh on the palate with notes of chilli, pepper, tomato and horseradish with a lingering warmth on the finish. This is a vodka that stands on its own as much as it does in Bloody Mary cocktails.

Belvedere HibisKiss	Bloody French 74	Kumato Bloody Mary
25ml Belvedere Bloody Mary Vodka 20ml cold steeped rosehip and hibiscus tea 20ml simple syrup 15ml lime juice 2 basil leaves soda splash Method: Shake and strain over fresh rocks into a tall glass.Top with soda, crushed ice and a basil leaf.	25ml Belvedere Bloody Mary Vodka 90ml Sparkling 7ml Peach Liqueur 5ml fresh lemon juice Method:Shake ingredients, strain and top with sparkling. Garnish with a lemon twist.	45 ml Belvedere Bloody Mary Vodka 7/8 Worcestershire sauce 1/8 Tabasco sauce 4 celery stalks 1 red chilli 50g celery salt 1 dollop Dijon mustard Ground black pepper Method: Mix and top with Kumato tomato juice to fill the glass
(cocktail recipe from Belvedere)	(cocktail recipe from Belvedere)	(cocktail recipe from Chiswick)

 

With the party season coming up, and when the hair of the dog cries out the next morning, it would do well to keep a Belvedere Bloody Mary handy.

*  Belvedere HibisKiss and Bloody French 74 images © Esteban La Tessa – used with permission