The Bloody Family of Drinks

Whatever the spirit, the horseradish infusion lends a pleasantly peppery kick, without the slight harshness that I find comes with adding the grated stuff direct.

Many moons ago, I drank an extraordinarily good bloody mary in a bar in Bristol, and discovered the barman's secret was the terminally unfashionable local tipple, Bristol cream sherry. It adds a subtle sweetness and richness to the drink and, as it turns out, it's not actually that original: Lindsey Bareham rinses the glass with sherry in her Big Red Book of Tomatoes, while Victoria Moore specifies bone-dry fino or the slightly fuller amontillado sherry, saying that for her: Certain elements of a bloody mary are non-negotiable: Worcestershire sauce, some variety of hot sauce generally Tabasco , lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Add tomato juice and vodka and you'll have yourself a very decent drink. As I discovered at the bloody mary challenge, this isn't a drink to be mucked around with — New York chef April Bloomfield adds lemon zest , for example, in her book A Girl and Her Pig, which gives a slightly bitter edge. Henderson's mustards add an unwelcome hint of salad. Grated fresh horseradish is too harsh.

How to make the perfect bloody mary

Celery salt is the one luxury I'll allow: A celery stick makes an excellent stirrer, but there'sno need to put the leaves in the glass itself, as Bloomfield does: The bloody mary is an American drink, so it's perhaps no surprise that most recipes call for it to be served over ice — they can't get enough of the stuff. But as a bloody mary tends to be sipped rather than glugged, the melting ice fatally waters down your carefully made cocktail.

Victoria Moore suggests shaking a bloody mary over ice if making the drink in small quantities, but this is an even worse idea: Much better to do as DeGroff suggests in the Craft of the Cocktail and "roll" the drink, or pour it back and forth between two glasses, instead. This mixes and allows you to look like a skilled mixologist — many of the competitors in the bloody mary challenge had perfected the trick of pouring from some height, which is probably something that ought to be practised in private with water before it becomes your party trick.

Rolling is impractical if you're making a jug, rather than individual drinks, however: Serves 8 ml vodka 5cm piece of fresh horseradish 1l good tomato juice 2 tsp tabasco 2 tsp worcestershire sauce 1 tsp celery salt 1 lemon, cut into wedges 2 tbsp amontillado or cream sherry cream is sweeter Celery, to serve optional. The name may refer to the practice of serving drinks in tall glasses , or the dining cars of trains powered by steam locomotives, where the engine would get up to speed and the ball that showed boiler pressure was at its high level, known as "highballing".

Alternatively, the name may have come from early railroad signals with raised globes meaning "clear track ahead". Initially, the most common highball was made with Scotch whisky and carbonated water , [2] known simply as a ' Scotch and soda '.

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There are many rivals for the fame of mixing the first highball, including the Adams House in Boston. These are consumed similarly to beer, often with food or at parties. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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This article is about the type of mixed alcoholic drink. There is a considerable amount of variation available in the drink's construction and presentation including the use of different base spirits like bourbon, rye, tequila, or gin. Gin is often preferred in the UK , sometimes called a Red Snapper although this name is also used for other variants , or Ruddy Mary.

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Some variations of the Bloody Mary served by restaurants are designed to be a meal as well as a drink, coming with massive "garnishes" on skewers inserted into the glass, including ribs, miniature hamburgers called "sliders", grilled or fried shrimp, kebabs, sandwich wedges, fruit slices, and even sashimi. The drink itself can be served in any of a variety of glasses, from wine glasses to schooners or beer steins, according to tradition or availability.

It is a tradition in the upper Midwest, particularly in Wisconsin, to serve a Bloody Mary with a small beer chaser. A Virgin Mary , also known as a "Bloody Virgin" or "Bloody Shame" the latter especially in Australia is a non-alcoholic cocktail , generally using the same ingredients and garnish as a Bloody Mary according to local custom , but with the spirits replaced by additional tomato juice or prepared mix.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Drink portal Liquor portal. Odd Firm of Sin Ltd. Retrieved 9 November The story is that there were a few customers, a few friends, and the bartender, Pete [sic] Petiot, made a cocktail for them with tomato juice and vodka. Oxford University Press, Inc. New York Herald Tribune. Retrieved 11 July Helene Reynolds mixes one for Bob Turner at her party.

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