formula
1.5 oz (45ml) vodka
2dashes Huste black vinegar sauce
2dashes Tabas Kelai Sauce
A pinch of salt and pepper
0.25 oz (7.5ml) fresh lemon juice.
4 oz (120ml) tomato juice.
Put all the ingredients into a mixing glass.
Slowly pour them into another mixing glass.
Repeat this step several times.
Strain the ice and pour the wine into a Corinthian glass.
Garnish with celery or lemon wedges hanging on the rim of the cup.
About Bloody Mary.
There are different opinions about the origin of this cup of wine, but the most credible version at present is this …
Remember Harry MacElhone mentioned between the beds? Harry's New York Bar, where he worked, was later renamed and rebuilt. Its predecessor was New York Bar. Fernand Petiot, who worked there, claimed that he created this classic cocktail, and the time was1early 1920s ~
Fernand Petiot
1926, Fernand moved from Paris to Ohio. 1934, when the prohibition ended, he found a job in St.Regis Hotel in new york, USA: he worked as a Bartender in the hotel's King Cole Bar and began to promote bloody Mary as a bartender.
St.Regis Hotel
The scene of King Cole Bar now
Note: In the movie "Devil in Prada", a scene was shot in this Bar (with Anne Hathaway in the background), and many movies were shot here ~
Because the name "Bloody Mary" is not pleasing, it is necessary to have a powerful name to survive in the high-class hotel society, so Fernand promoted it under the name of Red Snapper at that time, and switched to Gin, which is more commonly used in cocktails (vodka was not so popular in the United States at that time).
It's just that the stage name lost to its real name. In the1940s, this cup was finally "renamed" back to Bloody Mary… and changed to Gin's version, which was called Red Snapper. However, in order to commemorate Fernand, King Cole Bar is still in the name of Red Snapper, which is common with Bloody Mary, referring to the same glass of wine, which is also made with vodka. The following is official website's wine spectrum:
The St. Regis Red Snapper (Bloody Mary)
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1 ounce vodka, preferably Belvedere
2 ounces tomato juice
6 to 8 drops lemon juice
2 large pinches salt
1/3 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Ice
1 wedge of lemon.
Stir the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Tabasco and Worcestershire in a mixing glass filled with ice until combined and chilled. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with a wedge of lemon. Makes 1 cocktail.
(Note: The word "Red Snapper" in some cocktail books refers to another whisky-based cocktail)
This cup of wine is very popular and has been passed down to this day. St.Regis Hotel also uses this cup of wine as a signboard. This article mentioned that the hotel now offers 20 kinds of bloody Mary cocktails, including several elite Bartender and masterpieces of various bars ~
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Harry's New York Bar thinks it is the birthplace of bloody Mary, while St.Regis Hotel claims that when Fernand was still working in Paris, bloody Mary had no other seasonings, only vodka and tomato juice were mixed at the ratio of1:1,and it was not very popular when it first appeared in new york …
1934, Russian prince Serge Obolensky visited King Cole Bar, and he asked Bartender to make a little spice up with "red snapper". Fernand had a brainwave and added some seasonings. Unexpectedly, this glass of wine was very popular with New Yorkers, and bloody Mary stepped into the classic cocktail hall ~
Serge Obolensky
(Note: Could it be that actually Fernand didn't understand Russian, and then the prince wanted this and that, and in a rage, he took revenge by "adding ingredients" to the drink? )
There are two other theories about the origin of bloody Mary.
The first view is that bloody Mary originated in the underground bar 2 1 club during the prohibition period in the United States, and the creator was Henry Zbikiewicz, who pretended to be juice to avoid the inspectors ~
2 1 Club
However, there is not much evidence for this statement, and I don't quite understand why Wikipedia should include it.
The second argument is discussed more. Actor George Jessel claims that he invented this cup of wine ~
George Jessel
George mentioned in his autobiography The World I Lived In that this cup of wine was invented in Palm Beach in 1927.
The World I Lived In
1927, George lived in Palm Beach at that time. One night, he was very miserable because he was drunk, so he ordered the bartender to make a drink that could relieve his hangover. I didn't expect everyone to be surprised after drinking it. At this time, a woman named Mary happened to pass by in white, so George asked her to try this drink …
As a result, the glass of wine spilled out accidentally, and it fell on Mary, so she said:
Now you can call me bloody Mary! Now, you can call me Bloody Mary, George!
Why can an autobiography published in 1975 be listed as one of the possible origins of bloody Mary? Because the base of bloody Mary (vodka+tomato juice), the earliest literature record is the gossip publication "This New York" which appeared in 1939. The writer Lucius Beebe mentioned the glass of bloody Mary and George.
Lucius Beebe
Regarding this statement, Fernand's response did not admit or deny it. In an exclusive interview with The New Yorker magazine in 1964, he said the following words:
“I initiated the Bloody Mary of today,” he told us. “George 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
There is only one point in this passage: George's bloody Mary is just a Highball with tomato juice as a soft drink, which is nothing compared with my so-called classic tune! ?
In an interview, Fernand dissed George and thought George's bloody Mary was just a Highball with tomato juice as a soft drink. All kinds of signs show that Fernand is the brother of bloody Mary …
Remember the black Russia article? 1930 Vodka began to appear in the bartender's book. Before prohibition, many Americans didn't even know what Vodka was … After prohibition, Vodka began to be marketed in the United States, and was once called "colorless and tasteless white whiskey", trying to make consumers accept this new product ~
In the 1950' s, Smirnoff invited some celebrities to speak for the wine, among which the version of George Jessel is as follows, claiming to be the creator of bloody Mary:
The text of the advertisement is like this:
"I think I invented the Bloody Mary, Red-Snapper, Tomato Pick-up, or Morning Glory. It happened on a night before a day and I felt I should take some good, nourishing tomato juice, but what I really wanted was some of your good Smirnoff vodka. So I mixed them together, the juice for the body and the vodka for the spirit, and if I wasn't the first ever I was the happiest."
Just like the article "Cocktails from Hundred Schools" said, wine merchants usually don't care what the wine spectrum of classic cocktails is, but only care about whether they use their own wine. The focus is on smello, not the seasonings ...
This advertisement obviously Jeangeorges made a false endorsement; The United States can obtain Smello after prohibition, and his legend, Bloody Mary, was invented in the United States in 1927 … unless he goes abroad to buy wine like his colleagues, and then returns home, he has not been caught …
In short, the popular version of bloody Mary with all kinds of seasonings is still out of touch with George …
Speaking of seasonings, I have to mention Tomato Cocktail. As early as 1928, the drinking method of mixing tomato juice, lemon juice, salt, hot sauce and vinegar sauce was already in the literature, and it was called tomato cocktail at that time … much earlier than 1934 when Fernand created bloody Mary ~
Did you find anything?
Yes, we have everything except vodka, so Tomato Cocktail can drink it safely during prohibition, but … who knows if there is vodka in it?
Just as a teacher's whisky and almond wine will turn a teacher into a godfather, so will Tomato Cocktail and vodka become a bloody Mary. At that time, there must be many drunks doing similar activities at home or Speakeasy ~
Who is Mary?
Who is "Mary" in bloody Mary? There are several statements.
The first queen said
This statement is the most widely circulated. Mary refers to the queen who persecutes Protestants. This is an allusion known to bartenders and will not be repeated here.
The second kind of rural anecdote theory
According to this statement, Mary refers to the female ghost who talks strangely in the countryside. There are many stories to refer to here (Baidu or Wikipedia can be used for good English). She often appears in novels, stories and movies: (horror movies)
The third kind of fans said
This statement thinks that Mary refers to the mime actress Mary Pickford.
The fourth kind of memory theory
This statement was provided by Fernand's granddaughter. It is said that there is a customer named Roy Barton in Fernand. After drinking this glass of wine, he suggested naming it after Bloody Mary, because it reminds him of a Bucket of Blood club in Chicago, and there is a waitress named Bloody Mary ~
summarize
Fernand probably picked up a big ready-made; Tomato Cocktail has been drinking for a long time, and may have started to drink hard liquor for a long time. Fernand only became the father of bloody Mary the year after prohibition ended (weather), the best bar in new york (geographical location) and the title of studying abroad (harmony with people).
To sum up, although the creation of bloody Mary is attributed to Fernand Petiot, this kind of drinking may have originated very early, and Fernand is only doing a harvesting action. In addition, it is not impossible to say that this cup of wine was invented by George Jessel, so most documents still tend to identify the origin of this cup of wine as controversial ~
Whether Fernand is the creator of bloody Mary or not, he definitely contributed to the popularity of this cup of wine. He was a Bartender in King Cole Bar for more than 30 years, and has already established an irreplaceable position. When he died in 1975, the obituary also specifically wrote that he was the creator of bloody Mary ~
Modulation experience
I'm afraid I have to write several articles about Bloody Mary's wine spectrum, because there are so many changes, and there should be no other cocktails with so many changes. Wikipedia also calls it "the most complicated cocktail in the world"
Bloody Mary only has vodka and tomato juice, which are relatively stable, and everything else is added. I just want to give some ideas about the materials in this article, so let's play freely ~
(Note: There is such a webpage. It seems that there are a lot of bloody Mary control ~)
decorations
The most representative ornament of Bloody Mary is celery, but it didn't appear until1960s. It originated from the famous restaurant Pump Room of Ambassador East Hotel in Chicago. Please refer to Wikipedia if you are interested.
Pump Room
However, it feels a little stiff to use celery stalks. Some people prefer to use lemon wedges. If the acidity is not enough, they can make up for it themselves, and then use celery bitter essence or celery salt on the rim of the cup to express their feelings ~
Other fruit and vegetable decorations are also common, such as peppers, olives, onions, sour beans, asparagus, cucumbers, or hanging seafood, such as shrimp and crab meat. You can also prepare dishes of ingredients and let your friends DIY whatever they like. Of course, you can also make it a hamburger-related link:
How to make 8 hamburgers with cocktail flavor?
vodka
It doesn't make much difference what vodka Bloody Mary uses, because tomato juice and other seasonings are too strong, and most cheap vodka is ok.
Xueshu also specially introduced a flavored vodka of bloody Mary, which was distilled with tomatoes and spices, and it was difficult to buy it in China ~
Red Snapper's tune is Gin, but I think the combination of Gin and tomato juice really doesn't match. Has anyone tried it?
spicy
There is a saying that the popularity of Bloody Mary is related to the promotion of Tabasco hot sauce, and its outer box also indicates that it can be used to prepare bloody Mary, which can be bought in supermarkets or hypermarkets. Its bottle mouth is very small and good for dash, which is very suitable for wine mixing.
If I use the blend method, I will change the release of peppers into the blender and beat them together. The spicy taste of the real material is quite enjoyable; Pepper can also be cut and stuck around the rim of the cup, which can not only make the rim of the cup spicy, but also be used as decoration ~
Sour
The main source of sour taste is lemon juice (usually not too much), and tomato juice itself has sour taste, so lemon juice can be used appropriately.
salty
In addition to Tabas, another sauce is Worcestershire sauce. If you want to find a high-grade brand, you can go to an imported supermarket. In fact, it is not used much, so you can use the well-bought Meilin spicy soy sauce ~
Rolling
Rolling technique, let the wine touch the air back and forth in two mixing glasses … prepare two mixing glasses and two ice-separating spoons ~
Materials:
Half a fresh tomato.
Vodka 2oz
Lemon juice 15ml
Self-made syrup 20ml
A little pepper and salt
Meilinla soy sauce 2dashes
Tabas spicy sauce 2dashes
Celery bitter essence 1dash
Plum powder 1tsb
Selection of raw pepper
Practice: put all the ingredients in the blender (no ice cubes), mix well, then pour them into the snow cup with ice cubes and shake well. Filter out the ice cubes and pour them into the iced UFO cup. Garnish with lemon wedges or raw peppers.
Remarks: Tomato is about the size of an egg, and small tomatoes with the same volume are better.
Finally, I would like to mention that there is actually an important factor that Bloody Mary will be popular, because it is rumored in Jianghu that it can relieve hangover, but besides being rich in nutrients and slightly relieving stomach symptoms, it is still a glass of wine ~