The Bloody Mary recipe, with vodka and tomato juice as its main ingredients, has a hazy history. And the authors of the creation of this cocktail claim several people at once. From the first half of the 20th century to the present, the recipe for the "Bloody Mary" cocktail is very popular all over the world.
History tour
The unusual name of the alcoholic drink is usually associated with the name of the English Queen Mary of the Tudor Dynasty, who ruled in the second half of the 16th century. She is widely known for brutal religious politics. Queen Mary was a fierce Catholic and mercilessly exterminated all representatives of other religions. Protestants were subjected to special oppression by the heiress of the throne, whom at that time it was customary to burn at the stake.
The bartender J. Jessel, who proposed the original version of the drink, including vodka and tomato juice in a 1: 1 ratio, claims to be the creator of the Bloody Mary cocktail recipe.
Later, another bartender - Fernand Petio - when meeting with reporters, declared himself the inventor of the gaining popularity of the Bloody Mary recipe. He admitted that he was the first to add various sauces and condiments to the cocktail, in addition to vodka and tomato juice.
This famous cocktail has been seen in many films, one of which even demonstrates a detailed recipe for making a drink. He was also popular with the famous writer Ernest Hemingway. He is even associated with the legend of creating the name of the cocktail. According to well-known data, the fourth wife of the famous writer, Maria, did not like when he came home with a couple of cocktails and always made him scandals. This, according to rumors, served as the basis for the origin of the famous name.
The classic Bloody Mary recipe is currently in the Modern Classics category and is recognized by the International Bartenders Association.
Features of the preparation of the drink
To prepare the Bloody Mary cocktail, you need to purchase good quality vodka, that is, one that is in the price category no lower than average. Then it must be well cooled.
The tomato juice used to make the drink must be thick, preferably with pulp. Some connoisseurs of the cocktail specifically for this purpose prepare freshly squeezed tomato juice.
Essential ingredients and tools
To make a Bloody Mary cocktail with a prescription at home, you need to prepare in advance. Your kitchen arsenal should have a shaker and highball. You also need to freeze ice in advance, take care of the presence of vodka, tomato juice and lemon or lime at home. For sauces and seasonings you will need salt, pepper, Tabasco and Watchester sauces.
After buying and preparing all the necessary components for making a cocktail, you can begin to create it, which we will discuss in detail in the next chapter of the article.
"Bloody Mary": a recipe at home
In order to make a popular cocktail, it is necessary to fill the shaker with ice, then add vodka and tomato juice in a 1: 2 ratio, squeeze a slice of lemon or lime into the resulting mixture. Season the cocktail with salt, pepper and add a few drops of Tabasco and Watchester sauces.
Then shake well the entire contents of the shaker, pour the resulting cocktail into a highball, which is a tall glass of the correct cylindrical shape. Many connoisseurs of "Bloody Mary" decorate the cocktail with a sprig of celery.
Cocktail variations
The most famous type of preparation for the prescription cocktail "Bloody Mary" at home is its preparation in the form of a shot. For this performance, you need to pour tomato juice in a glass, season it with pepper, salt and sauces, and then gently pour vodka over the blade of the knife, which must first be well cooled.
As a result, it turns out that the drink is divided into two parts, one of which is tomato juice, and the other part is vodka. This cocktail is served with a straw with which you can alternate layers of "Bloody Mary".
In our country, there was a recipe for "Bloody Mary." For its preparation, the chicken egg should be broken at the bottom of the glass, and then tomato juice and vodka should be added. Thus, this mixture was used mainly to relieve a hangover syndrome, since the drink has pronounced refreshing properties.
In addition, tomato juice cocktails are widely popular, where vodka is replaced by other strong alcoholic drinks, such as whiskey, tequila, gin, rum and others.
It is worth noting that the recipe for making a cocktail without the use of alcohol is especially popular. It is called the "Blood Maid" and differs from the classic recipe in the complete absence of alcoholic beverages in its composition. Some lovers add additional vegetables there to get a thick consistency.
In addition to the classic Bloody Mary cocktail recipe, there are various options with many ingredients, among which the most popular drink connoisseurs are olives, bell peppers, carrots, various pickles, bouillon cubes and even smoked meats.
Calorie content and beneficial properties of the drink
The calorie content of the Bloody Mary cocktail is approximately 60 kilocalories per 100 milliliters of the alcoholic beverage.
The cocktail owes its beneficial properties to the presence of unfiltered or freshly squeezed tomato juice in its composition, which contains a lot of useful substances, vitamins and minerals. Of these, beta-carotene, vitamins of groups A and B, as well as calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine and many others deserve special attention.
Reviews
Numerous consumers of the Bloody Mary cocktail note the simplicity of the preparation of this alcoholic drink and its tonic effect on the body. This property of the cocktail allows you to use it to deal with a hangover syndrome after stormy parties or gatherings with friends.
Thus, due to the presence in the composition of various nutrients, vitamins and minerals, an alcoholic drink helps the body to bounce back and restore strength to start a new day.
Consumer culture
Due to the simplicity of preparation and low financial costs for the ingredients, an alcoholic drink is popular among different segments of the population. So, how to drink the Bloody Mary cocktail? To begin with, it is worth noting that the drink belongs to the category of so-called longdrinks. This means that you need to serve a cocktail in highball, which is a tall cylindrical glass of the correct form. It is first necessary to put ice in a glass, then slowly drink the resulting mixture through a cocktail tube. At the end, you can have a drink of alcohol with a sprig of celery.
It is worth a separate comment that many bars offer different options for serving this cocktail. Therefore, if your glass of vodka and tomato juice are divided into two layers, then you can use two cocktail tubes at once, and alternate layers.
It is worth noting that this alcoholic drink is very popular at themed parties dedicated to the traditional American holiday - Halloween, which is currently celebrated almost all over the world. Thanks to its ominous name and peculiar appearance, the “Bloody Mary” cocktail creates a unique surroundings of the holiday.