How To Make a Bloody Mary

  • December 3, 2007
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According to one strain of cocktail lore, the Bloody Mary was named after Queen Mary I, who required this spicy combination of vodka and tomato juice to soothe her nerves after a hard day of signing death sentences. Enjoy!

You Will Need

  • Ice
  • A highball glass
  • A measuring jigger
  • A cocktail shaker
  • A strainer
  • 1 1/2 oz. vodka
  • 3 oz. tomato juice
  • A dash of fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz. Worcester sauce
  • A dash of hot sauce
  • A pinch of black pepper
  • A pinch of celery salt
  • 1 lime wedge
  • A celery stick
  • A pinch of horseradish
How To Make a Bloody Mary: Scoop ice

Step 1: Scoop ice

Scoop ice into the cocktail shaker.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Pour vodka, tomato juice, & lemon juice

Step 2: Pour vodka, tomato juice, & lemon juice

Pour in the vodka, tomato juice, and lemon juice.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Add Worcester & hot sauce, then celery & pepper

Step 3: Add Worcester & hot sauce, then celery & pepper

Next add the Worcester and hot sauce, then the celery salt and black pepper.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Add celery salt.

Step 4: Add celery salt.

Sprinkle in a pinch of celery salt.

If you’re looking for some real kick, add a pinch or two of horseradish to the mix.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Shake

Step 5: Shake

Shake vigorously for 5 seconds.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Fill glass with ice

Step 6: Fill glass with ice

Fill the highball glass about halfway with ice.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Strain & add lime

Step 7: Strain & add lime

Strain the drink into the highball glass, and add the lime wedge.

How To Make a Bloody Mary: Garnish & serve

Step 8: Garnish & serve

Garnish with the celery stick, give it one last swirl, and serve.

“Bloody Mary” Tudor executed nearly 300 dissenters in restoring Roman Catholicism to England — a policy reversed 5 years later by her half-sister and successor, Queen Elizabeth I.

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Comments (3)

samf

Very nice film, clean clear and concise. But this drink is not complete without a small dash of Fino Sherry. Totall alters and enhances the whole thing, brings it to life. RE the nomencature. On a minor pedantic note though, the Bloody Mary (simple vodka and Tomato Juice) was created and named by George Jessel and refined with the added spices that we know today by Fernand Petiot around 1939. Queen Mary 1 was indeed referred to as Bloody Mary due to the high number of beheadings under her reign (1553-58) but seeing as tomato cultivation did not start in the UK until the 1590's this would appear to be totally untrue. Yours, Monsieur Le Pedant

over 4 years ago by samf

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Darlene212

Add some port wine to create another layer to the drink

over 4 years ago by Darlene212

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Jeffrey_Oswald_Barrois

This drink should be rolled, not shaken.

over 2 years ago by Jeffrey_Oswald_Barrois

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