Bloody Mary, oh yeah...I did it...

Wow, long night, huh? Need a little lovin' early in the morning? Lemme lay it on you. This is alcoholic tomato soup. See Bloody Marys are like burgers...there are all kinds out there and every place you go to makes them just a little different.
The name is once said to come from Queen Mary I (of England, not the ship) It was then thought that the name was attributed to Film Starlett Mary Pickford. Honestly, who bloody cares...here's the drink.

I'll give you my mix on it, you can add or take away as you please. You will need a mixing glass and tin or a shaker kit.

Bloody Mary
Place ice in the tall glass you'll be using, I like using a pint or mixing glass.

Now add the following ingredients:
1oz premium vodka
a dash of salt
a dash of pepper*
a dash of celery salt
a splash of Tabasco Sauce*
a splash of Cholula Sauce*
a splash of A-1 steak sauce
a dash of Worcestershire Sauce
a squeeze of fresh lime

*add more if you want this baby to bite back...

Place your mixing tin atop and flip the mixing glass so that the tin and glass look like this:

or dump everything into the shaker kit and shake about 4-6 times. Shake it like you're pissed off. Pour your remedy back into your glass and add a lime wedge and a celery stalk for garnish.

Some add horseradish, hell I knew a guy who would add shrimp, chicken and even bacon and cheese to his. If you could place it on a steak, you can put it in your Bloody Mary. Add olive brine and green olives, you've got a Dirty Bloody Mary. Add Clam juice or make it with Clamato and you have a Bloody Caesar.

As an added bonus, if you like Tequila or you didn't learn your lesson the night before...replace the Vodka with Tequila for a Bloody Maria.

An old buddy of mine just recommended a teaspoon of truffle oil for a fancy flair...but at $60 an ounce, you'd better be makin' me dinner, lunch or if you play your cards right...breakfast.

Well, that's all for this week, I'll put some additional drinks up as we progress. So remember somewhere right now there's someone who needs a drink.

See ya and be cool to each other!

--Cabana Dan