Bloody Mary (cocktail)
A Bloody Mary is a popular cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings such as Worcestershire sauce, Piri piri Sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consomme or bouillon, horseradish, celery, olive, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and celery salt. It has been called "the world's most complex cocktail."[1]
History
The Bloody Mary's origin is unclear. Fernand Petiot claimed to have invented the drink in 1921 while working at the New York Bar, which later became Harry's New York Bar, a frequent Paris hangout for Ernest Hemingway and other American expatriates.[2] Another story maintains that actor George Jessel created the drink around 1939. In 1939, Lucius Beebe printed in his gossip column "This New York" one of the earliest U.S. references to this drink, along with the original recipe: "George Jessel’s newest pick-me-up which is receiving attention from the town’s paragraphers is called a Bloody Mary: half tomato juice, half vodka."[3]
Fernand Petiot seemed to corroborate Jessel's claim when the bartender spoke to The New Yorker magazine in July 1964, saying:
"I initiated the Bloody Mary of today," he told us. "Jessel said he created it, but it was really nothing but vodka and tomato juice when I took it over. I cover the bottom of the shaker with four large dashes of salt, two dashes of black pepper, two dashes of cayenne pepper, and a layer of Worcestershire sauce; I then add a dash of lemon juice and some cracked ice, put in two ounces of vodka and two ounces of thick tomato juice, shake, strain, and pour. We serve a hundred to a hundred and fifty Bloody Marys a day here in the King Cole Room and in the other restaurants and the banquet rooms."[4]
Origin of the name
The name "Bloody Mary" is associated with a number of historical figures—particularly Queen Mary I of England—and fictional women from folklore. Some drink aficionados believe the inspiration for the name was Hollywood star Mary Pickford. Others trace the name to a waitress named Mary who worked at a Chicago bar called the Bucket of Blood.[5]
Preparation and serving
The Bloody Mary is sometimes mistakenly believed to alleviate hangovers[6][7] when it is served in the morning. In the United States, the Bloody Mary is a popular drink choice at restaurants that serve brunch.[8]
While there is not much complexity in mixing vodka and tomato juice, more elaborate versions of the drink have become trademarks of the bartenders who make them. A common garnish is a celery stalk when served in a tall glass, often over ice.
Ingredients
Bloody Mary recipe as taught by the New York School of Bartending:
Garnish with celery stalk.
May be shaken vigorously or stirred lazily, as desired. Garnish with a celery stalk; a skewer of olives, pickles, carrots, mushrooms, or other vegetables; or even meat or fish (salami, shrimp, etc.) and cheese. Occasionally, pickled asparagus spears or pickled beans are also used.
Packaged Bloody Mary mixes that combine the spicy, non-alcoholic components of a Bloody Mary are commercially available.
Variations
Variations in alcohol
- Bloody Beer
- Beer, usually a light beer or lager, replacing vodka. Often served with Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, hot sauce, and/or lime.
- Bloody Bishop
- Sherry in equal measure to vodka
- Bloody Cab
- Cabernet Sauvignon replacing/in addition to the vodka.
- Bloody Fairy, Red Fairy
- Absinthe replacing the vodka.
- Bloody Geisha, Bloody Ninja
- Sake replacing vodka.
- Bloody Hogger
- Bacon Vodka replacing vodka.[9]
- Bloody Jerry
- Replace vodka with Madra Rua's Heady Veggie Vodka and add 1 pull (approximately 1/2 ounce) of Guinness
- Bloody Margaret or Ruddy Mary
- Gin replacing vodka
- Bloody Dracula or Bloody Marghioala
- Tuica (Romania) replacing vodka. Blood from the jugular of a cow replacing tomato juice.
- Bloody Maria
- Tequila replacing vodka.
- Bloody Maro, ბლადი მარო (სისხლიანი მარო) (Translitarated
- bladi maro (siskhliani maro))
- Chacha replacing vodka.
- Bloody Marijuana
- Green Dragon replacing vodka
- Bloody Maureen
- Guinness replacing vodka.
- Bloody Molly
- Irish whiskey replacing vodka.
- Bloody Murder
- Gin replacing vodka, black vinegar replacing Worcestershire sauce, wasabi sauce replacing horseradish, served with a cherry tomato pierced with a plastic sword stirrer
- Bloody Murray (also known as a Vampiro)
- Tequila replacing vodka or Blurry Murray
- Bloody Pari
- Arak (Aragh-e Sagi) replacing vodka
- Bloody Philip
- Thailand Lao Khao (literally white liquor) 80 proof, rice distilled, replacing vodka in equal measure
- Bloody Pirate, Cubanito
- Dark rum replacing vodka. The latter is commonly found on menus in Havana, Cuba.
- Bloody Sunshine
- Pickle instead of celery, habenero sauce replacing tabasco. Originated in St. Louis, MO.
- Bloody Scotsman
- Scotch replacing vodka.
- Brown Mary or Whiskey Mary
- Whiskey replacing the vodka.
- Danish Mary or Bloody Dane
- Akvavit replacing the vodka.
- Michelada Clementina (or simply "Chelada")
- Mexican beer replacing vodka, usually flavored with a couple of dashes of Worcestershire sauce and Maggi Sauce and Tabasco sauce. Usually made with Clamato (tomato juice with clam juice added). Usually the proportion of beer equals the tomato juice.
- Red Eye, Calgary Red Eye, or Saskatchewan Red Eye
- Traditionally, beer replacing vodka; now frequently, in a 50/50 mixture with Clamato in place of the tomato juice.
- Red Hammer
- Through the 1950s in the Northeastern U.S., while vodka was scarce, gin instead of vodka was known as a Bloody Mary; once vodka became readily available in those regions, the traditional vodka-based Bloody Mary was known as a Red Hammer for a time.
- Virgin Mary, Bloody Shame, Bloody Virgin, or Bloody Barbara
- Without alcohol. "Virgin Mary" is commonly used in the USA, and "Bloody Shame" is commonly used in Australia. "Bloody Barbara" refers to Barbara Castle, the British Minister of Transport who introduced tougher drink-driving laws.
Variations in mixers
- Bull Shot
- Beef bouillon or beef consomme in place of tomato juice. It may also contain salt, pepper, lemon juice, Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
- Caesar, Bloody Caesar, Bloody Clam, Clam Digger, Red Wings or Clammy Mary
- Clamato replacing tomato juice, much more popular in Canada than the traditional Bloody Mary.
- Commander White
- Pineapple juice replacing tomato juice.
- Bloody Bull
- Beef bouillon and tomato juice. The drink originated at Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans and is served at Commander's Palace as well as other Brennan Family Restaurants.
- Bloody Eight or Eight Ball
- V8 replacing tomato juice, or a mixture, usually equal parts
- Bloody LeRoy
- Barbecue sauce replacing tomato juice. Invented by the Reverend Horton Heat and Gibby Haynes during the recording of The Full Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat, which Haynes was producing.
- Bloody Mariyaki
- Made with teriyaki sauce instead of Worcestershire sauce.
- Bloody Shogun
- Same ingredients as a Bloody Mariyaki, but replacing the horseradish with wasabi paste. Created by Jay Buttel and Mike "Double Nipple" Neville.
- Bloody Wilbur
- Made with J. Wilbur Bloody Mary Flavoring, tomato juice and vodka, garnished with a barbecued rib.
Variation in drink format
- Frozen Bloody Mary
- Placed in a blender with ice.
- Bloody Margaret
- Similar to a Frozen Bloody Mary, but including milk or cream and served like a margarita, with a celery stick and/or a shrimp. A Virgin Margaret is a summertime drink inspired by the Orange Julius.
- Flaming Bloody Mary
- A small amount of 151 rum is floated on top and a string hangs outside the glass and is ignited for a cold weather drink.
- Flaming, Frozen Bloody Mary
- A frozen Bloody Mary is topped with 151 rum and ignited. Also called "Bloody Fire and Ice". A ceramic mug is used to avoid shattered glass.
- Bloody Marynara
- Same ingredients as a traditional Bloody Mary, only substituting generic, grocery store-bought marinara for tomato juice. Served as a shot
- Baja Style Bloody Mary
- Another variation on the bloody mary contains vodka and/or tequila, lime juice, Clamato, hot sauce, worcestershire, salt, and vegetables. Vegetables used include onions, cilantro, olives, and celery,
- Upside Down Bloody Mary
- The drinker lies face up on the bar with head hanging backwards. The drink is poured into the mouth and the drinker stands mixing the drink in his mouth. This is a popular morning-after hangover cure as it also forces blood to the head.
Miscellaneous
- Bloodless Mary
- Without tomato juice
- Screw Mary
- Equal parts vodka, orange juice, and tomato juice or V8, spiced to taste.
- Bloody Mary-land, or Crabby Mary
- Substitute 2 dashes Old Bay Seasoning for celery salt
- Slutty Mary
- Garnish with a sausage or simply with extra vodka added.
- Bloody Charlie
- Garnish with two olives, thus creating a Bloody Mary with balls. (Mentioned, if not created, by Jean Shepherd in In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.)
In popular culture
- In the film Mona Lisa, George's drink of choice is the Bloody Mary; he orders several in the film.
- The band Arctic Monkeys reference a "Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco" in the song "Fluorescent Adolescent".
- In the Family Guy episode "Wasted Talent" Peter Griffin drinks a Bloody Mary to ease the symptoms of a hangover.
- In the 14th episode of the second season of Glee: 'Blame It on the Alcohol' (2x14), Artie shares a Bloody Mary with his friends of the Glee club to get sober (quote from Artie: "It'll help your hangover").
- In episode 6 of How to Make It in America , David suggests Bloody Marys to Rachel as a hangover cure.
- In Back to the Future III, the bartender mixes up a Bloody Bull Shot (which he dubs "Wake-Up Juice") to revive an unconscious Emmett Brown in a hurry.
- In Archer, Sterling makes a habit of drinking Bloody Mary's.
- In the webcomic Achewood, Ray often consumes a Bloody Mary before getting out of bed in the morning.
- In the film Flashbacks of a Fool, Daniel Craig orders Bloody Mary while meeting up with Mark Strong in a restaurant.
- In the film Johnny English, Rowan Atkinson orders a Bloody Mary "not too spicy" from a waiter at the unveiling of the crown jewels.
External links
References
- ^ Davidson, Max (2011-04-02) What Do You Put in Your Bloody Mary?, The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Andrew MacElhone and Duncan MacElhone: Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, page 35. ISBN 0285633589, Souvenir Press, 1986, 1996.
- ^ New York Herald Tribune, December 2, 1939, page 9
- ^ Park, Michael Y. (12/01/08). "Happy Birthday, Bloody Mary!" (in English). Epicurious. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2008/12/happy-birthday.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Bloody Marys at 1933 prices just the tonic for NYC Reuters, 2 December 2008
- ^ Shoffner, Robert (2008-07-01). "Here's to the Bloody Mary". The Washingtonian. http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/restaurants/8837.html. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ http://women.webmd.com/features/9-myths-about-your-hangover
- ^ Garbarino, Steve (5/21/11). "The Bloody Mary Makeover" (in English). The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576327380762930852.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Bloody Heffer" http://blenderbooze.blogspot.com/2011/02/bloody-heffer.html
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