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Bloody Mary

Vodka

Bloody Mary

Base
Vodka
Family
Highball
Era
1920–1933: Prohibition
Date
around 1921
Glass
Highball glass
Technique
Built in the glass
Flavour
Spiced, Dry
Strength
Medium
IBA list
Contemporary Classics

Ingredients

IngredientAmount
Vodka45 ml
Tomato juice90 ml
Lemon juice15 ml
Worcestershire and hot saucea few dashes
Celery stalk (garnish)one

Method

  1. Mix everything with ice in the glass, rolling it gently.
  2. Garnish with the celery stalk.

Tools

Place of origin

France / United States

Disputed origin: all the countries that claim it, or to which it is attributed, are shown.

United States France
Natural Earth

Where it is most consumed

Closely associated with brunch and flights, especially in the United States.

An impression, not a measured figure

Curious stories

One version

Fernand Petiot is said to have invented it in 1921 at the New York Bar in Paris, though there are other theories on the origin of both drink and name.

Sources

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