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Bloody Mary

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The ultimate brunch cocktail, the world's favourite savoury drink, the Bloody Mary delivers a balance of sweet, salt, sour and umami flavours that is unlike any other.
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About this recipe

There are two candidates for creator of this iconic drink: George Jessel and Fernand ‘Pete’ Petiot. Jessel was an actor, producer, comedian and bon vivant who gave Judy Garland her stage name. Petiot was a Parisian bartender who came to fame at New York's Saint Regis Hotel. According to Harry's Bar in Paris, Petiot first combined tomato juice and vodka while working there in the early 1920s. Jessel, however, claimed he created the combination in Palm Beach. But whatever the precise origins, it was Petiot who refined the raw ingredients – vodka and tomato juice – into the savoury, spicy blend we know today. The celery stalk garnish most likely dates from the 1960s, arguably the peak of the Bloody Mary's fame, at a Chicago bar called the Pump Room. But perhaps more than any other cocktail, the perfect Bloody Mary is very much a question of taste. Some like to add ingredients from horseradish to mustard and even sweet sherry to the classic five flavourings: Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, lemon juice, black pepper and salt. Some favour extra Tabasco; others go heavy on the Worcestershire sauce. Whatever you do to the added components, the base spirit is at the core of the Bloody Mary, and the clean taste of Smirnoff No. 21 vodka makes it the perfect base for any recipe. For brunches and barbecues, try setting up a Bloody Mary bar with ingredients, ice and celery stalks so guests can mix drinks to their taste.

Ingredients for

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50ml.
Smirnoff No. 21® Vodka
100ml.
Tomato Juice
1squeeze(s)
Lemon
4dash(es)
Tabasco Sauce
4dash(es)
Worcestershire Sauce
2grind(s)
Pepper
1leaf
Celery
2piece(s)
Lemon Wedge
➤ 1.9 units of alcohol per serve

Equipment

1 x
Tall glass
1 x
Bar spoon
1 x
Jigger
1 x
Knife
1 x
Chopping Board
1 x
Ice
1 x
Cocktail Shaker

How to make

Fill a glass with ice.

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
Pour Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and tomato juice into the glass.

Using a jigger, pour 50ml Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka and 100ml tomato juice into the glass.
Add a squeeze of lemon, dashes of tabasco and worcestershire sauce and some black pepper.

Add 4 dashes of tabasco and worcestershire sauce, the juice of half a lemon and 2 grinds of black pepper.
Stir thoroughly.

Stir the ingredients together slowly using a bar spoon.
Garnish with a celery stalk.

Place a celery stalk in the drink at an angle to garnish your Smirnoff Bloody Mary.

Grab a bite

Get some grub in before or while you’re drinking – it slows alcohol absorption.
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Smirnoff No. 21® Vodka

A vodka that's known around the world, Smirnoff is born of a long history of charcoal filtration to give smooth mouth feel and a pure, clean flavour.

Bloody Mary

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Smirnoff No. 21® Vodka

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