Cocktails

The Bloody Jerk

The Bloody Jerk

April 18, 2010  |  Cocktails  |  6 Comments  |  Print Recipe

It had been a while since we have posted a cocktail recipe and I came across these awesome Scotch bonnet peppers at the local farmers market. So it wasn't too long before I came up with the idea to use them to infuse vodka and to grill up some delicious jerk chicken. OK now I had this Scotch bonnet infused vodka. What to do? Make Bloody Marys of course. But not just any old Bloody Mary. The Scotch bonnet is native

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Fire Roasted Tomato Bloody Caesar

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