So here's something weird about me -- I don't like tomatoes.
That fact alone isn't that weird. Here's why it's weird -- I don't like tomatoes, but I like ketchup, marinara sauce, sun dried tomatoes, roasted tomatoes (sometimes), salsa... Tomato is a wonderful flavor but actual tomatoes? Slimy, yucky, gross to me.
I recently added tomato juice into my weird tomato-hate/love portfolio. This is great news because it also means I can occasionally enjoy a bloody mary with brunch. Or dinner. Or on a Sunday afternoon while I'm drafting blog posts in my jammies, watching Law & Order reruns. (That is totally hypothetical.)
Motherlode Provisions is a family-owned/operated business in Boulder, CO whom I had the privilege of meeting at the Natural Products Expo. All I said was what a vodka fan I was and next thing I know, these generous people sent me home with a big, beautiful bottle of bloody mary mix.
And by god, it. is. delicious. It is all-natural, from fresh tomatoes, citrus, spices, carrots, herbs... It is vegan and gluten-free and the packaging is elegant. The recommended dosage is two-parts mix, one part vodka with whatever garnish you enjoy (I recommend a piece of bacon). You'd better believe I added some vodka to it the first time I tried it at home, but I've also enjoyed it sans liquor as just a delicious, nutritious veggie treat, which I need more of in my life.
It's just rich and ever so tasty. The spices provide a great kick but it's not over-powering or too spicy for this wimp to handle.
Motherlode also sells BBQ sauces and hot sauce, also all-natural.
I really recommend giving them a look and picking up a bottle for yourself. Keep an eye out -- I expect them to add a bevvy of California retailers to their shop list soon and I will be the first in line to get more (because my bottle may be elegant but now it's elegant and empty)! They will also open an online shop soon.
More:
- Motherlode Provisions - official website
- Facebook and Twitter
- A highly enjoyable article about Motherlode from 5280 Magazine in Denver
And by the way, you're welcome for skipping any puns with "motherload" references. I totally could have gone that way but practiced some old fashioned self control because I'm a responsible grown up and stuff.
Disclosure: Did you read the post? I mean, they just gave me a bottle! I didn't have to review it -- I just chose to. And thusly, all opinions are my own.
