Say hello to Fancy Mary
Our take on the Bloody Mary fired this cocktail into the realm of evening aperitif.
Served by the cooking fires as the sun set over Wagonga Inlet, the 2026 Rocktail featured oysters grown in the very inlet our guests mingled beside.
Crafted by SoHi Spirits in collaboration with Narooma Rocks, Olsson’s Salt and Henry Clive, the Fancy Mary is the second iteration of a new tradition – the annual Rocktail. It follows a zesty jalapeno couli in 2025, created for the Narooma Oyster Festival’s signature Friday night dinner – Seared & Salty supported by Olsson’s Salt.
It’s a savoury, spicy, salty mix with forward notes of tomato and a lingering umami, best followed with a second rock oyster.
The Rocktail: Fancy Mary
Ingredients
90ml SoHi Fancy Mary Mix
30ml Sohi Dirty Minded Vodka (chilled)
1 freshly shucked Rock Oyster
Olsson’s Salt’s Smokin’ Chilli Cocktail Salt
Celery stick
Chilled glass
To make your own tomato base:
75ml tomato juice
15ml lemon juice
3 dashes of Kielty’s Narooma Oyster Festival 2026 Hot Sauce
Dash of Tabasco
Method
- Rim the glass with Smokin’ Chilli Cocktail Salt
- Combine the Fancy Mary and the vodka and gently mix.
- Add a handful of ice to the glass, pour the cocktail and add celery stick
- Place oyster on top of the ice and serve.
