Currently, Bloody Mary - a cocktail, famous throughout the world. He can easily compete for gaining popularity with such famous drinks as Mojito or Long Island Ice Tea. Surely, there is not a single person who, if he had not tried, at least had not heard the Bloody Mary at least once. Even non-professional bartenders, and ordinary people, make this cocktail at home. It would seem that it could be simpler to mix vodka with tomato juice so as not to mix their individual layers. But not so simple. Where did the Bloody Mary cocktail come to us from, how to prepare it correctly, what is the classic recipe? All these questions have been asked by many lovers of this delicious cocktail more than once.
Fernando Petio - that was the name of the bartender, who is now known as the creator of the Bloody Mary. He worked in a bar called "New York" in the French capital Paris at the very beginning of the last century. By Parisian standards, the appearance of a drink such as Bloody Mary cocktail, was a bit unexpected and strange event. It happened in the 1920s. But this drink has gained real popularity and relevance in America. It was there that Fernand moved in 1934 to work in the King Col bar.
But then everything is not so simple. Versions diverge. Some believe that Fernand coined the name "Red Snapper" for his cocktail, but due to the fact that one regular visitor persistently called him Bloody Mary, this name was fixed to him. But another version says that the creator of the cocktail himself wanted to call it that, but the leadership of the American bar resisted and wanted to give it the name "Red Lucian".
The Bloody Mary cocktail recipe has a classic. But also its creator himself began to conduct experiments with the composition, adding all kinds of seasonings and spices to it, what can we say about how many options for making a cocktail exist now. Visitors to the bar themselves even approached Fernand and asked to make Bloody Mary to their taste. Thus, some time after its appearance, the cocktail began to include pepper, and salt, and juice, and Worcester sauce, and celery, and grated horseradish, and so on.
At present, Bloody Mary is a cocktail that is prepared as follows: you need to take the right amount of glasses and thoroughly dry them. Then in a wide, shallow saucer put a mixture of ground pepper, salt and dill seeds. Pour lime juice or just lemon juice into another such saucer. Now, each of the prepared glasses must be dipped with the top edge first in lemon juice, and then in a mixture of spices. Now put ice in the glasses and carefully, trying not to damage the prepared edges, pour the cocktail into them. It consists of vodka, tomato juice, hot pepper sauce, Worcester sauce, salt, pepper, grated horseradish and lemon juice. The proportions of these ingredients are best set based on your own preferences and tastes. But in any case, there should not be more vodka than all the other ingredients combined.
There is also such a method of preparation: it is necessary to lower the glasses with the rim in brine, and then in coarse salt. When it dries, you need to carefully pour tomato juice into the glasses , and then pour cold vodka on the wall with a thin stream.
Bloody Mary - a cocktail that can present many different surprises. Let's say that not everyone knows that the American calendar even has a special day dedicated to this drink - January 1. This happened because on New Year's Eve people everywhere take a large amount of alcohol, and then suffer from a hangover. So Bloody Mary is a great way to rid yourself of such unpleasant consequences of stormy celebrations. Some connoisseurs of this drink often recall it also on January 8, because this is the birthday of its creator Fernand Petio.