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<\/a>No wonder he is bald.<\/p>\nOn Father’s Day, say ‘thank you.’ And mix the guy a drink.<\/p>\n
I suggest the Bloody Bay<\/a>, a cocktail made with The Bay Seasoned Vodka, an elixir spiked with traditional Chesapeake Bay seasonings. It’s already hot and spicy, which makes mixing a Bloody a snap.<\/p>\n We put The Bay to the test, assembling a panel of tasters at a recent brunch at our house, with our own variation on the recipe on a tag attached to the bottle. Here goes:<\/p>\n Mix 1.5 ounces of the The Bay Vodka with 4 ounces of extra spicy V-8 and a squeeze of lemon juice. Mix vigorously with ice, then pour into a footed ice tea glass with more ice. Add a stalk of celery. (Substitute wedges of cucumber when you run out of celery.)<\/p>\n The Bay is made by Philadelphia Distilling<\/a>, whose co-founder Andrew Aurwerda was inspired by his days at the University of Maryland, where I suspect there was a whole lot of drinking going on.<\/p>\n Don’t tell dad. But do buy him a bottle of The Bay. Expect to pay about $25 for a one-liter bottle outfitted with a cool hinged china stopper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Think of everything your dad went through to bring you up. No wonder he is bald. On Father’s Day, say ‘thank you.’ And mix the guy a drink. I suggest the Bloody Bay, a cocktail made with The Bay Seasoned … Continue reading <\/a>We found The Bay ideal for entertaining. The company recipe suggests using your favorite Bloody Mary mix but we thought the vodka and V-8 added sufficient zing. Zesty and delicious.<\/p>\n