A morning cocktail classic: Bloody Mary. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.
Today's cocktail post was inspired by a question on Twitter asking for a good Bloody Mary recipe, and it is indeed a good topic because they are often so mediocre. And it's not the vodka's fault this time. It's rather that the Bloody Mary is carelessly prepared, a fault I am guilty of, especially on a crapulous Sunday morning. So herewith a more thoughtful and refined Bloody Mary worthy of being called a cocktail.
The key is fresh tomato juice. V-8 vegetable juice or canned tomato juice is heavy and thick and obscures the other ingredients (which is why many prefer Clamato juice, for a "Bloody Caesar," a choice I encourage). Now that we have an abundance of huge overripe tomatoes, it's the perfect time to make ...
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