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Classic Bloody Mary Recipe

Sunday Morning or Early Afternoon!

Favorite Restaurant Drink Recipe

Personally I enjoy this Bloody Mary Recipe with vodka and tomato juice,

and for a "Virgin Mary," a "Bloody Shame," or a "Bloody Virgin" ...just

leave out the vodka.

Enjoy this classic Bloody Mary recipe and see that I have also included a

number of variations of this popular beverage in the box below.

Bloody Mary Recipe

A Real Restaurant Drink Recipe

Preparation time: 5 minutes. Makes one cocktail.

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Ingredients:
1 1/4 ounce vodka
Tomato juice
1/4 ounce Worcestershire sauce
Dash of Tabasco sauce
Salt, pepper, celery salt
Crushed ice
Option: Prepared horseradish to taste

Instructions:
Pour vodka, Worcestershire sauce, seasonings and Tabasco into a glass (usually a Collins glass
or specialty glass) over crushed ice
Add the tomato juice and stir well
Garnish with a celery stalk, lemon or lime wedge. You can also garnish with a stalk of spiced
asparagus and a lemon or lime wedge.

Variations of the Classic Bloody Mary Recipe
"Virgin Mary," a "Bloody Shame," or a "Bloody Virgin" ...just leave out the vodka.
Use the same recipe but substitute tequila for the vodka and the drink is called a "Bloody Maria."
Use Clamato juice instead of tomato juice and it is usually called a "Caesar" or a "Bloody
Caesar."
Substitute V8 juice for the tomato juice - or use half of each and you have a "Bloody Eight" or
"Eight Ball."
Use a Mexican beer instead of the vodka and you have created a "Michelada."
Sub in beef bouillon instead of tomato juice and you have a "Bullshot".
Use sake instead of vodka and it is known as a "Bloody Geisha."

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