bloody mary

[rja211077]

ok folks, best recipe for a bloody mary. i've heard all sorts of c**p that people put in. what d'you reckon?

[woofgang]

I vary the tomato juice/vodka ratio according to my mood and need to fall over/ stay upright but it absolutely must have celery salt in it, and worcester sauce also a stick of celery in it and a new jersey soft pretzel with mustard on the side. I'm quite fond of the Bloody Mermaid (made with Mott's clamato juice instead of tomato juice) If you can get (or make) fresh tomato juice, that's pretty good....my partner likes tabasco in his, but he's a heathen

[woofgang]

forgot, the celery must be a skinny one from inside the head with the edible leaves still on...

[BenDToy]

I have been known to add a dash of lime juice and/or sherry. Tabasco does give a bit of added "zing"

[archbishop]

If you live in London, pop round to The Grenadier in Wilton Mews. The best Bloody Mary in the world. The original recipe is vodka,tomato juice,worcester sauce,very dry sherry,lemon juice,celery salt,stick of celery.

[SRobb]

3 ice cubes, 1/4 good quality Vodka, 3/4 tinned Greek tomato juice, freshly ground sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, few drops of Tabasco, dash of Worcester, dash of lemon juice, stir or shake, serve with a bendy straw. Voila!!!

[buttons]

if you know in advance you are going to make bloody mary's the best thing to do is put some Worcester sauce into ice trays (only a few drops per cube) then the same again with tabasco sauce and then fill up with tomato juice then freeze. Add these frozen to a generous helping of vodka, and some more tomato juice - the slow realese of spice is amazing!!

[aloha]

I vehemently deny having anything whatsoever to do with horseradish, Except, and this is not my fault, that it is delicious in small amounts in a Bloody Mary [and tabasco, and a drop of Worc.] And I'm sure that you'll all agree that a Bloody Mary is not worth a drop without a couple of wedges of fresh lime. Am I right? Gee, a craving has quite come over me. .