This classic Bloody Mary recipe probably dates back to the 1920s. Ever since then, bartenders have been working to improve it, and there are some fantastic variations out there.
This is the simple, no-frills classic version of the recipe. But feel free to dress it up as much or as little as you want.
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Some people would tell you the Bloody Mary is all about the garnish. And you can and should have a ton of fun with the garnish. You can add meat and veggies of all sorts.
But the original just called for a stalk of celery, and there’s something classic about the look of it.
Fancy garnish really is so much fun for this drink. But before you play with the garnish, you want to master the flavor of the actual tomato juice mix.
Here it is, pictured with celery, bacon, a gherkin pickle, an olive, a cherry tomato and a celery salt rim. Which almost makes it lunch.
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The taste of this drink is really all about how you season the tomato juice. That’s what you want to get just right.
This classic Bloody Mary is pretty straightforward. It’s the best recipe to start with, and from there, you can tweak it to make your own signature version of it.
So how do you go about creating your own special version of the tomato juice mixture for a Bloody Mary? Start with little changes and work your way up to bigger ones.
For example, experiment with the measurements for the hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. You may like it more spicy (more Tobasco) or more savory (more Worcestershire), so try a few combinations to get the levels of spicy and savory just the way you like them.
You can also try different brands of hot sauce. For example, Tapatio is a little more spicy and tangy than Tobasco, with a wonderful robust flavor that you may actually prefer.
One of our top suggestions is toaddbeef stock or beef bullion to the tomato juice. It makes the drink more hearty, almost like a beefy tomato stew. This is especially great in wintertime – sometimes in hot weather, you just want the light, bright flavor of tomato juice.
We recommend Knorr beef bullion in powder form because this stuff has so much yummy au jus flavor. A little goes a long way, and a whole cube in a single Bloody Mary would knock you over.
The trick is to add a small amount of the powder – maybe just an eighth of a teaspoon at first – and taste it. Add a little more and a little more until you find just the balance you like.
You can also add a dash or two of soy sauce. And by soy sauce, we mean the real stuff – brewed and aged, and tasting nothing like the stuff in bottles at the sushi bar. We recommend Eden Organics Shoyu sauce, and not too much of it.
Again, you want to add a dash at a time and taste. This soy sauce has a lot more flavor than you’re used to compared to normal soy sauce.
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Another delicious option is horseradish. Again, a little goes a long way, so start small. This horseradish sauce is extra spicy and doesn’t have as many additives and filler ingredients as most.
You can also try lime juice in place of lemon juice. Try anything that comes to mind and sounds good. It’s a drink that’s hard to perfect, but even harder to ruin. Even garlic works in this drink, if you’re a garlic lover.
Extra celery salt can be a nice touch, too. You can also make a celery salt rim (here’s how to rim a glass), or mix celery salt and chili powder together for a salty-spicy rim.
This is also one of the all-time great co*cktails to serve Virgin style. The Virgin Mary tastes almost exactly the same, just without the vodka. That makes it a great option when you’re entertaining drinking as well as non-drinking guests.
Both the Bloody Mary and the Virgin Mary are perfect for brunch and even breakfast, or breakfast-for-dinner, which is just breakfast food like pancakes, eggs and bacon eaten later in the day.
It also tastes great with egg dishes, such as omelets and scrambles, or even quiche. Try it with this Spinach and Bacon Omelet from Valentina’s Corner for a hearty breakfast. The smoky and savory flavors of the bacon and spinach will bring out all the wonderful seasonings in your Bloody Mary.
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Yield: 1 drink
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
The classic Bloody Mary recipe blends vodka with tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tobasco, lemon juice and celery salt. This simple recipe tastes wonderful, but you can add more Tobasco if you want it hotter.
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 cup tomato juice
2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice
1-3 dashes Tobasco sauce
4-6 dashes Worcestershire sauce
pinch of salt and pepper
1 tsp celery salt
Celery stick
Lemon wedge
Instructions
Shake all ingredients together with a scoop of ice.
The original Bloody Mary is believed to have contained seven ingredients: vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, celery salt, Tabasco and lemon juice.
Stop right here: McClure's Bloody Mary Mixer is the bottle you want in your fridge. “Stick a celery stalk in this—we've got a winning mix!” according to Sarah Farmer, a lover of heat.
There is no one "best" juice to use for a Bloody Mary, as personal taste preferences can vary greatly. Some common juices that are often used in Bloody Marys include 100% Tomato juice, Clamato, Vegetable juice and even green tomatillo juice.
A Dirty Bloody Mary is a variation of the classic Bloody Mary co*cktail. It typically includes the addition of olive brine, giving it a 'dirty' twist. This addition adds a savory, salty depth to the traditional mix of tomato juice, vodka, and various seasonings.
But with it's outspoken flavours, the bloody mary tends to linger. To reset your pallet, you can take a bite of the celery. It's strong enough to cut through the spiciness, yet it doesn't leave an outspoken flavour.
Sure, you have seen celery as a garnish to a Bloody Mary, but did you know that it adds more than just a pretty presentation? The flavor of the celery compliments the tomato juice and can be enhanced with celery seed or celery salt as well.
To me, this is THE BEST Bloody Mary Mix. It's not overly tomato based heavy like V8 it's tangy with celery seed, light not heavy overpowered by horseradish. It's my go to Bloody Mary Mix and everyone I serve it to loves it! I've bought the fancier, more expensive mixes, but none of them even come close.
If using the vodka, mix ¼ cup vodka with ½ cup bloody Mary mix in a shaker over ice; shake for 10 hard strokes, strain and pour into each ice-filled glass. Garnish with a leafy interior rib of celery, a wooden skewer of olives and a lemon wedge.
Tabasco – Just a few dashes are all we need! This is my favorite hot sauce to accompany my V8 Bloody Mary, but some other great options include Texas Pete and Frank's Red Hot. It should be thin and vinegary! Worcestershire Sauce – Thick, savory, and just a little bit sweet.
They each have a vodka base, but Bloody Marys feature tomato juice, while Caesars make use of clamato, a combination of clam and tomato juice. Also, even though both are popular brunch drinks, the Caesar is really only well-known in Canada.
Motts claims that the Caesar is the most popular mixed drink in Canada, estimating that over 350 million Caesars are consumed every year. In the United States, the Caesar is typically available at bars along the Canada–United States border. Elsewhere, bartenders will frequently offer a Bloody Mary in its place.
That's because the Bloody Mary also comes with an unspoken rule: It is typically restricted to breakfast and brunch hours. Plus, bartenders hate making it.
In addition to electrolytes, sodium, potassium, and Vitamin C, tomatoes also contain lycopene, which is high in antioxidants. Lycopene helps to combat the toxins in the liver (like the toxins that you consumed while drinking the night before.)
"Bloody Mary" was written by Gaga, Fernando Garibay, and Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, and produced by Gaga and Blair with additional co-production by Garibay and Clinton Sparks.
According to the St Regis, the story goes like this: “In 1934, famed barman Fernand Petiot perfected the recipe for a vodka and tomato juice co*cktail, known as the Bloody Mary, at The St Regis New York's King Cole Bar.
While both the Bloody Mary and the Caesar are very similar, there's one big difference in ingredients between the two. They each have a vodka base, but Bloody Marys feature tomato juice, while Caesars make use of clamato, a combination of clam and tomato juice.
The most important difference between the Bloody Mary Disposable Vape and the Lost Mary Disposable Vape is the flavour; although they both have a number of flavours that are theoretically the same, like the Lost Mary Pineapple Ice and the Bloody Mary Pineapple Ice, the actual flavours are worlds apart.
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