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Perfect Bloody Mary

Dan Myers|

Perfect Bloody Mary
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When it's time for an eye-opener, few cocktails do the job better than a bloody mary. This is the classic, old-fashioned version of the recipe, with no crazy bells and whistles, and it's pretty much perfect. 
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
1
minute
Servings
1
Total time: 6 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 ounce vodka
  • 3/4 cup tomato juice or v-8
  • 2 dash of worcestershire sauce
  • tabasco, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1 stalk celery, with leaves intact
Directions
  1. To give the glass a salt rim, pour the salt into a ring on a plate, dempen the rim of a highball glass and dip the glass into the salt.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, tomato juice or V-8, worcestershire, Tabasco and pepper.
  3. Fill with ice and shake.
  4. Fill the glass with ice, strain the shaker into the glass and garnish with the celery stalk.
 
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