ABOUT
A cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, pickled vegetables, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and celery salt. Some versions of the drink, such as the "surf 'n turf" Bloody Mary, include shrimp and bacon as garnishes. In the United States, it is usually consumed in the morning or early afternoon, and is popular as a hangover cure.
The Bloody Mary was invented in the 1920s or 1930s. There are various theories as to the origin of the drink and its name. It has many variants, most notably the red snapper, Bloody Maria (made with tequila blanco), and the Virgin Mary.
Recipe
1 teaspoon sea salt, or as needed
¾ cup spicy tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
1 stalk celery
2 garlic-stuffed green olives, threaded onto a toothpick
Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste
Ice cubes, as needed
1. Pour salt onto a small plate. Moisten the rim of a glass and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes; add vegetable juice cocktail, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper.
3. Cover and shake until the outside of shaker has frosted, about 20 seconds.
4. Strain Bloody Mary into the prepared glass. Garnish with celery stalk and olives.
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