Old-Fashioned
Robert Simonson
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Bloody Mary
Updated June 10, 2024
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- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:1 serving
- 2dashes fresh lemon juice
- 4dashes salt
- 4dashes black pepper
- 4dashes cayenne pepper
- 6dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 3ounces vodka
- 4ounces tomato juice
- 1lime wedge, for garnish
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
225 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 7 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 497 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Combine lemon juice, salt, pepper, cayenne and Worcestershire sauce in shaker glass. Add ice cubes, vodka and tomato juice. Shake and strain into highball glass with a few ice cubes. Garnish with lime, and serve.
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Betsey Apple
Since I was the one who made the Bloody Marys, and he drank them happily, I always added horseradish and celery salt!!
Betsey Apple
Tholzel
After having switched to Clamato (Strained tomato juice and claim juice) the regular Bloody Marys are almost undrinkable.
Rohn Jay Miller
Agreed on horseradish and celery salt as indispensable to the balance of flavors. Citrus garnish is perfect.
Tabasco, like Sriracha, has such a strong flavor, distinct from the tomato juice. I prefer a traditional Mexican hot sauce like Cholula.
Finally, V8 for me has better vegetable flavor, for my tastes.
Great recipe that respects the balance of flavors.
Tholzel
Can't imagine using any other base than Clamatoe juice any more. It is smoother and lacks the graininess of straight tomato juice, and it just plain tastes better. Add splash of lime juice instead of lemon, Worcestershire sauce and garlic salt.
barmellier
The base is great. Not too fussy thank you. But two things; 1) don’t shake it bitters the tomato. Roll or stir. I stir with ice for a minute and strain straight up in a Collins glass. I don’t want the melty ice in the drink. Probably the only cocktail that does not benefit from ice melting in the glass. 2) London Dry Gin is the hooch to be used. It is The Bloody Mary after all. Named after Mary Queen Of Scots who lost her head in the Tower Of London.
Bloody Mary for those who don't like it hot
I love a Bloody Mary made with all the ingredients listed in your recipe. I usually add only the tiniest dash of cayenne...for flavor but not heat! The best tomato juice to use in this recipe is Sacramento. It a full-bodied tomato juice. And, yes, Worcestershire sauce is absolutely necessary.
Roy
Hard to find tomato juice et al here in Italy so I make my own. Cook about 6 pounds of tomatoes, celery, carrots, maybe a pepper and a bunch of spices for 45 minutes or so. Put through a food mill. Makes about a quart or so. Fantastic flavor.
Betsey Apple
Adding beef broth certainly a fine addition...make drink with both tj and broth makes a Bloody Bull
jalevine
The variations are endless. But we enjoy a heaping teaspoon of quality horseradish per glass (refrig section only). I also use Louisiana hot sauce versus cayenne pepper. A bit more smoky versus hot. Salt absolutely not needed.
Steve
V8 juice and horseradish simplify the recipe and then I like mine with gin. In any case, it is a great drink.
Erin
This is an excellent base, but I recommend tasting your mix before adding salt, and of course, add horseradish to your Bloody Mary mix. However, I never (ever) use vodka, I’ve always used gin. Makes for a much better drink
Kelly R.
Great recipe. I got a secret from a bartender in New Orleans at Molly's on the Market. Please do yourself a favor. Add a shot of Guinness or any dark stout. Happy New Year!
Corova Horse(radishe)s
Delicious recipe - word of advice though, if you are making the mix the night before, go easy on the horseradish, the flavours develop a LOT overnight. Would cut it down to 0.5 cup of horseradish rather than what the recipe suggests.
Scollingsworth
Def Celery Salt and Horseradish, plus Wasabi Powder, and some Beef Broth for depth. And I prefer mine with Gin rather than Vodka.
Anne
Add hot sauce
Dez
Thanks for the great recipe without horseradish! I'm a V8 gal for this, but otherwise followed the recipe. Also, I used a hot sauce that was a raw fermented (30 Acre Farm's Earth Fire).
Carla Koch
It's great with horseradish too.
Gary johnson
I have an idea what a dash of Worcestershire is and a dash of salt but haw does one measure out a dash of lemon juice or pepper?
Stephen F
Some of the respondents here say they prefer the drink with gin rather than vodka. Fwiw, the gin-based beverage is a Bloody Margaret. However, the story goes that that drink was invented in New York right after Prohibition was repealed and vodka was hard to find. At the time, the tomato juice/gin concoction was called a Red Snapper, and some Americans still use that name.
Robert
I make Bloody Marys with this recipe.- 8 ounces V-8 Juice, 1/8 tsp Freash ground pepper, Good dash of Sriracha Sauce, a good size dash of Worcestershire Sauce, 1/8 tsp Jane's Crazy Mixed-up Salt, 1/8 tsp, Celery Salt. and then a good Vodka such as Stoli, or another good brand. Some Ice to finish it off.
Mary
No Bloody Mary is complete without a crunchy stalk of celery!
Beth R
I use a mix of V8 low salt veg juice and Clamato with cucumber vodka - it's amazing. No horseradish (love it on oysters and crackers but not in my drink) and a splash of Cholula or dash of Old Bay. Garnish with celery cucumber and an olive.
Christian
I add some granulated garlic, celery salt, big old dollop of horseradish, and sometimes an ounce or so of chicken bouillon (liquid, not the powder!), and a stalk of fresh celery. V8 is the preferred juice, and instead of cayenne pepper, I add some Tabasco or Frank's. For me, nothing better for New Years day brunch!
Lynne Thompson
Clamato makes a better BM --agreed! And I think horseradish is essential too. But honestly, all these bloody mary's I am reading about sound delicious. Had one recently and they put olives in it. Missed my celery. And one time I got a cocktail shrimp skewered on top of the Mary.
WIS Gal
In Wisconsin, the humble lime garnish will not suffice. Celery, pickle, sausage, cheese, olive. Spears galore to make your own. But, no, not just the lime slice.
John Fowler
A dill pickle spear. It just finishes the whole cocktail.
AnneC
I agree with adding horseradish, too, but don't forget a stalk of celery or a few spicy, pickled green beans as garnish!
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