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No. 037 Cocktails · Vodka

Bloody Mary

Vodka, tomato juice, lemon and Worcestershire sauce, seasoned to taste and stirred.

A Bloody Mary with a celery stick and lemon
A Bloody Mary with celery Photo: William Clifford (williac), CC BY 2.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 4 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir gently.
  2. Pour into a rocks glass (or a highball glass with ice, if requested).
  3. Garnish with celery and, if you like, a lemon wedge.
Glass
Rocks glass (highball if served with ice)
Garnish
Celery and a lemon wedge (optional)
Technique
Stirred
Difficulty
Easy

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Bloody Mary

Savoury, spicy and endlessly adjustable: season with Tabasco, celery salt and pepper to your own taste. The IBA stirs it in a mixing glass and serves it in a rocks glass, or in a highball over ice if requested.

Background

Versions vary widely, with ingredients such as horseradish, hot sauces, olives and pickled vegetables.

Tags: savoury brunch spiced

Sources

  1. IBA — Bloody Mary (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Bloody Mary (cocktail)

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