My dad can toss stuff into a glass nonchalantly as can be and it comes out tasting great. I used a recipe, measured stuff out, and it still tastes like hooey.
Should I have used just tomato juice instead of V8? What in the world did I do wrong?
knapplc wrote:My dad can toss stuff into a glass nonchalantly as can be and it comes out tasting great. I used a recipe, measured stuff out, and it still tastes like hooey.
Should I have used just tomato juice instead of V8? What in the world did I do wrong?
Just use bloody mary mix... You know, cheat!
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I haven't made many bloody mary's but a friend and I went to a brunch place that had a bloody mary buffet table. Pay $4 or $5 for the shot of vodka and then have at whatever you like. And in two trips up, mine beat his hands down both times. And I have generally good luck mixing drinks, anyways. So for whatever it's worth, here's my suggestions.
I like tomato juice vs. V8; it gives it a fuller body. Less thin. Horseradish is an absolute must. A few dashes of worcestshire sauce is a must. Try olives and celery. See which you like better (maybe both). Celery salt is good to give a little bite. Ditto for hot sauce.
In my drinking experience (much broader than my mixing) a good bloody mary is hearty and spicy. Hearty in the sense that it's thick, like a cream of tomato soup and not thin like a glass of pop. And it also has a strong bite which can come from a variety of sources. With just a bit of tang. If I were you, I'd take a pint glass, put ice up about 3/4, throw in a jigger of vodka, throw in tomato juice up to bring it up to about 85% full, and then try various additives, stirring and sipping as you go along. Works for cooking. Works for drinking.
Other possible additives: pearl onions, black pepper, lime wedges, stuffed olives, jalapenos, A1 steak sauce (I think), wasabi, lemon juice, and beef stock(?) (suggested by one guy).
I'm usually pretty good about being able to put together good tasting drinks but making a good bloody mary is a skill that is still a mystery to me. I'll have to try some of those suggestions matthias
deluxe_247 wrote:never really aquired a taste for the bloody mary. its one of the few vodka drinks i dont like.
I hate anything with vodka in it.
You could always have a Bloody Maria! Tequila!!!!
There is a concentrate I use sometimes called Demitris which I like pretty well, if you can find it I highly recommend it. Its great for a quick bloody mary...
http://www.demitris.com/index.cfm/page/home
But if you must use V8 get spicy V8. Add a little Tobasco a little Worstershire and salt and peper, you should come out with something pretty tasty. Celery salt can be good as suggested or maybe garlic salt. I like pickled beans or asparagus. Oh and dont forget the vodka.
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by knapplc » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:11 pm 
You know, cheat!
