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Recipe: The Ice-less Bloody Mary |
thinkingbartender
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From: London, England
|  Posted: 2009-10-31 7:47 pm Permalink
Over the years I have had a very shakey relationship with the Bloody Mary, and by that I am not referring to its reputation as a morning after remedy. Too many times I have constructed Bloody Marys for customers while thinking, why are they drinking vodka with tomato juice? Regardless of how many "Ultimate" Bloody Mary recipes I have sampled, I have never quite been impressed by them; The reason for this ambivalence was never apparent until very recently; It was the wateryness of the mixture, and its increasing wateryness as it sat on the bartop which repulsed me. My "masterstroke" was to simply remove the ice, and thus the water, from the equation. Chill/ freeze the vodka, and chill the tomato juice; And then the drink is at the correct dilution from start til finish; Your only concern will be the temperature of the libation; But will it last that long in the glass when the drink is consistently good, rather than degrading into a watery fruit juice?
Whilst re-imagining this drink I wanted to experiment with the mouthfeel and texture of the libation; So along with coarsely ground black pepper, I ended up with finely diced cucumber, which gave pieces of crunchy bite, as well as being refreshing at the same time; Next up I settled on finely diced cocktail gherkins, which gave crunch, saltiness, and sourness.
Another good addition, though not included in the recipe below is finely diced celery stalk, which goes exceedingly well with celery salt.
As the tomato juice is thicker, due to the lack of dilution, which would normally be expected due to the use of ice in the preparation phase of this drink, the pieces are nicely suspended in the mixture; Almost guaranteeing that each sip/ gulp recieves an equal amount of solid material to mull over.
Bloody Mary.
Into an empty rocks glass: Finely dice two slices of cucumber and a cocktail gherkin, then pile it into a rocks glass. Add a heaped tablespoon of Nando's Peri-peri sauce, and 6 dashes of Worchestershire Sauce; And then squeeze the juice of half a fresh lime into the glass, Add salt and pepper to taste; 35ml of chilled/ frozen vodka; Top with chilled Tomato juice, Stir thoroughly with a teaspoon; Serve.
Note: There must be no ice, and no straws for this drink; A teaspoon is allowed.
There are even more refinements that can be made to this recipe, and this is best applied to jugs/ pitchers of the stuff; The tweaks to be recommended are freshly grated horseradish, celery salt, and finely diced celery, Finely Diced Capsicums, Finely Diced Red Onion, Dill, Garlic Salt, Salmon Roe.
Enjoy!
George
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Rum Balls
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From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2009-11-02 06:45 am Permalink
I like a good Bloody Mary like anyone who likes "eye openers," however it's not a tiki drink and doesn't belong in this thread.
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thinkingbartender
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From: London, England
| Posted: 2009-11-02 07:12 am Permalink
Wikipedia has a Rum Bloody Mary down as a Bloody Pirate; Though this is a new one on me!-)
So other than Rum, and Sea Salt, what else would go into a Tiki Bloody Mary?
Sounds like a challenge to me.
Cheers!
George
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The Gnomon
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From: MD-DC-VA
| Posted: 2009-11-02 07:38 am Permalink
There should be a Tiki version of a Bloody Mary. At the same time that I think of spicy tomato juice when I hear the name, I do also think of the charater from Bali Hai in South Pacific. Maybe the Tiki version should come with a prawn at the bottom. When you finish the drink, you spear it with your Tiki swizzle stick.
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Rum Balls
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From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2009-11-02 07:53 am Permalink
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| Maybe the Tiki version should come with a prawn at the bottom. When you finish the drink, you spear it with your Tiki swizzle stick |
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Now THAT is a great idea!
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arriano
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From: Birdland - San Diego
| Posted: 2009-11-02 08:23 am Permalink
For those who don't already know, Tiki Ti serves the Bloody Tiki:
http://www.tiki-ti.com/drinks/a-bloodytiki.html
Although what makes this specifically "tiki" I'm not sure.
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Limbo Lizard
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Posts: 605
From: Aboard the 'Leaky Tiki', Dallas
| Posted: 2009-11-03 10:30 am Permalink
I always hated the taste Bloody Marys. I liked the hot, spicy tomato juice, and all, but it was ruined by the taste of..., well, alcohol.
Don't get me wrong. I drink whiskey neat, and such. But vodka just tastes like a solvent to me, something to keep in the garage with the other chemicals and degreasers.
Several years ago, on a whim, I made one with 1 oz. gold rum and 1 oz. gold tequila, in place of vodka. I thought it was great! Since then, most Bloody Mary fans that I've served this to, considered it an improvement. Give it a try, sometime..., FWIW.
(Hmmm, just noticed this'll be my 300th post)
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palapala
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Posts: 240
From: Hale'a'Kenmore, Wash
| Posted: 2009-11-06 3:30 pm Permalink
I think this drink sounds like a great brunch ATERNATIVE!
Much less of all that pesky chewing!
Think boozey gaspatcho!
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Chip and Andy
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From: Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai.
| Posted: 2012-09-28 8:26 pm Permalink
Yes, I am going to promote a drink that does not contain rum.
In my defense.... This is a kick-ass recipe for a Bloody Mary from a kick-ass local bartender. And I don't particularly care for a Bloody Mary but this one is pretty damn tasty!
Freddy Diaz (http://www.facebook.com/diazfreddy) offers the "SOUTHERN SANGUINE" and it is:
2 parts ABSOLUT Peppar
1 part Maple Bacon Infused ABSOLUT VODKA
3 parts Tomato Puree/Juice
1.5 parts Red Bell Pepper Puree
4 dashes Sriracha Chili Pepper Sauce
.5 part Rhubarb Puree
.5 part Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
.5 part Worcestershire Sauce
Garnished with rhubarb and bacon and a bunch more stuff that takes up to awesome! The rest of the instructions are at the link below.
Now, I share this with you for another reason..... Freddy originally submitted this recipe to a contest for Absolut vodka. What he didn't realize was the contest was going to be judged by the public voting style. So...... please vote for Freddy's Southern Sanguine! Pretty Please with Maple Bacon on Top!
http://absolutbloody.com/florida/168
I thank you.
Freddy thanks you.
And it really is a good Bloody Mary! You should try one even if you don't vote for the drink.
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-09-28 9:22 pm Permalink
Rhubarb puree? hmmm...
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VampiressRN
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Posts: 5089
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2012-09-28 9:29 pm Permalink
Wow...that sounds pretty sophisticated C&A.
I think you are onto something there with the cold ingredients and no ice...although I like a good Bloody Mary and enjoy fancy garnishes...like a meal on a stick in that drink.
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thePorpoise
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Posts: 701
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2012-09-29 07:59 am Permalink
will have to try that out sometime. i find lime instead of lemon greatly improves a bloody mary. and some celery salt...
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twitch
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Joined: May 12, 2006
Posts: 415
From: Vacant lot where T. Vic's, Van. was
| Posted: 2012-10-06 5:34 pm Permalink
Sounds like y'all are trying to make what we Canucks always called a Caesar (or Bloody Caesar)!:
1 oz vodka
2 dashes hot sauce (usu. Tabasco-pepper sauce)
dash of horseradish
3 dashes freshly ground salt and pepper
4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
4 oz Mott's Clamato Original Cocktail (or sub)
Garnish:
1 celery stick
1 lime wedge
Moisten rim of glass and apply thick layer of celery salt.
Perfect when served before a meal as it invigorates the appetite!
I can't wait to try the variations above though....
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