American · Cocktail
Bloody Mary
Nobody can taste the difference between vodkas here, so spend the money on the mix instead. A good tomato base with real horseradish and pepper is what separates a decent bloody mary from a sad one.
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Takes 4mMakes 1 drinkGlass Tall glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 4 to 5 oz bloody mary mix
- Squeeze of fresh lemon
- Celery salt or chilli salt for the rim
- Ice, celery stick, olives, lemon wedge
Method
- Rim a tall glass with lemon and celery salt, then fill it with ice.
- Add the vodka, then the mix, then a squeeze of lemon.
- Roll it: pour it between two glasses three or four times. Shaking makes tomato juice foamy and thin.
- Garnish heavily. Celery, olives, a pickle, a lemon wedge.
The one thing that matters
Roll it, do not shake it. It mixes just as well and the drink keeps its body instead of turning frothy.