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The History of this Drink:
The way the story is often told, Mary was the brainchild of Fernand “Pete” Petiot, an American bartender working at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris during the Roaring 20s. As you probably know and have experienced before, bartenders regularly mix up all kinds of concoctions to keep their clientele interested.
Research suggests that it was pure luck, not strategic planning, when Petiot combined tomato juice and vodka. A colleague named it, and not after the Rogers and Hammerstein character. In this version of the tale, the drink preceded the show “South Pacific” by some 25 years (the show opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949). Nor was it named after Mary, Queen of Scots. According to research by McIlhenny Company, makers of Tabasco brand pepper sauce, an essential Bloody Mary ingredient, Petiot said that “one of the boys suggested we call the drink ‘Bloody Mary’ because it reminded him of the Bucket of Blood Club in Chicago, and a girl there named Mary.”
In 1934 Petiot took a job at the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City (ultimately becoming head barman). It was there in the 1940s that he introduced the Bloody Mary. The hotel tried to change the name to the Red Snapper, but it didn’t have the same snap. While they like the name, New Yorkers found the cocktail a bit bland, and encouraged Petiot to add some seasoning. He chose black pepper, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lemon, and, for patrons who liked it spicy, Tabasco sauce, largely formulating the Bloody Mary we know and love. When the drink became a national sensation in the 1950s, Petiot claimed he had invented it while working at Harry’s New York Bar in the 1920s. (this history lesson is from http://www.thenibble.com)
How you make a Bloody Mary:
Nothing is better in the morning or on a cold day than the spicy tomato flavor of a Bloody Mary. You can make it as spicy or mild as you want, using either more or less hot sauce, or by adding a little spice from tequila if you want a different taste. Bloody Marys are often garnished with a celery stalk (for something different, try garnishing with a pickle).
Ingredients:
- 3 oz tomato juice
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- 1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
- celery salt
- ground pepper
- hot pepper sauce to taste
- celery stalk and/or pickle spear for garnish
- lemon and/or lime wedge for garnish
Preparation:
- Build the liquid ingredients in a highball glass ver ice cubes.
- Mix well.
- Add the seasonings to taste.
- Garnish with celery stalk.
If anyone knows any variations of this drink, feel free to post them as comments here! Happy drinking!
This beverage comes to us from the Pocket Guide to Cocktails: The Essential Pocket Book of Cocktail Recipes.
As the name of this cocktail always seems to imply romance and hints that the sheets in question are, at the very least, satin, make it for two people. Certainly, this delicious concoction is as smooth as silk.
Ingredients:
-8 to 10 cracked iced cubes
-4 measures brandy
-3 measures white rum
-1 measure clear Curacao
-1 measure lemon juice
Serves 2
Put the cracked ice into a cocktail shaker.
Pour the brandy, rum, Curacao, and lemon juice over the ice.
Shake vigorously until a frost forms
Stain into two chilled wine or cocktail glasses
