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Bloody Mary (Difford's recipe)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (52)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
12 ring Yellow bell pepper (optional)
1 1/2 fl oz Ketel One Vodka
2 1/4 fl oz Tomato juice
1/3 fl oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
1/3 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 pinch Celery salt
3 grind Black pepper
8 drop Hot pepper sauce (red, vinegar-based e.g. Tabasco)
4 dash Worcestershire sauce

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime juice and dip into salt).
  3. Prepare garnish of skewered celery stalk, cherry tomato and yellow bell pepper slice.

Method

  1. MUDDLE bell pepper in base of shaker.
  2. Add other ingredients and ice then ROLL (rotate rather than shake shaker).
  3. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass. Use ice fresh from freezer (rather than ice-machine/ice-well) to fill glass to avoid unwanted dilution.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered celery stalk, cherry tomato and yellow bell pepper slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 15.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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History

Created in 2007 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
Bloody Mary history

Review

A Bloody Mary cocktail with a hint of bell pepper freshness and a touch of sherry.

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Comments & Discussion

Damien Riley
I infused Lovage in my vodka and the results in a Bloody Mary were sublime
score: 3
j dawsari
Agreed re nixing sugar syrup. I subbed V8 and added a skosh of horseradish. I very much like the addition of the amontillado sherry.

We’ll see how the Easter crowd takes to it.

PS very glad for the servings feature allowing more than 4…my math is crap. ?
score: 3
Nick Navro
I infused my vodka with hot peppers, this year I used two Scotch bonnets and a Habanero... Perfect for this or ceasars
score: 1
Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member
I’ll need one of those tomorrow but I just make a random recipe and add this that an the other, I don’t think I’ll be up to precision lol
score: 2
Gareth Green
FWIW, I add a couple of dashes of celery bitters to my Bloody Mary ...
score: 1
I D
Just leave out the sugar syrup, it’s just not needed and tastes way better without.
score: 5
王千骏
好你
score: 0