Bloody Mary

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Vodka
  • 120 ml Tomato juice
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 dashes Hot sauce
  • 1 pinch Celery salt
  • 1 pinch Black pepper
  • Garnish Celery stalk, lemon wedge

Preparation

  1. Build all ingredients in a highball glass over ice and roll between two glasses to mix.
  2. Garnish with celery stalk, lemon wedge. A wedge is a thick, lengthwise slice — usually a quarter or eighth of the fruit.

Origin Story

The Bloody Mary is a classic cocktail that emerged in the 1920s, credited to Fernand Petiot, a bartender at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. Its savory profile made it a popular choice for brunch and hangover cures.

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Seen in

  • The Hangover 2009

    The classic morning-after remedy is discussed as the group pieces together their lost night.

  • Bridget Jones's Diary 2001

    Bridget reaches for Bloody Marys as her go-to hangover cure.

  • Cocktail 1988

    Tom Cruise's bartender whips up Bloody Marys during his training montage.

  • The World's End 2013

    The pub crawl crew encounters the cocktail during their epic drinking marathon.