Category: Alcohol (Page 8 of 37)

After a late night drinking, few things go down as smooth as a little more alcohol. It sounds counterintuitive, but if you’ve ever sipped on a Bloody Mary at the beginning of a rough hangover, you know the hair of the dog that bit you is just the tonic you need. Every man should know how to make a good Bloody Mary, and Bullz-Eye’s got the perfect recipe:

1-1.5 ounces of vodka
4-6 ounces tomato juice
1-2 dashes of Tabasco sauce
2-4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 dash of ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. pure horseradish (optional)
1 dash celery salt (optional)
1/2 ounce of lemon juice (optional)

Garnish with any or all of the following: celery stalk, olives, pickled green beans, carrot sticks, dill pickles, cucumber, cooked cold shrimp.

Pour tomato juice and vodka over ice into a glass (Collins or larger), add Tabasco, Worcestershire, pepper and other spices. Stir vigorously with swizzle stick or bar spoon, and add as many garnishes as you dare.

Don’t: Go crazy with any of the spice/sauce ingredients. If you’re not sure how much you want, err on the side of a bit less. A little of such items as celery salt or horseradish can go a very long way.

Do: Go crazy with the garnishes. They’re half the fun of a Bloody Mary.

Variations: Canadians like to substitute Clamato to make the highly addictive Bloody Caesar. Try it with gin. Also, and this is really radical, try it without booze. Virgin Marys can be immaculately tasty and really are good for hangovers and maybe colds, too.

The Bloody Mary isn’t the only drink every man should know how to make. To see Bullz-Eye’s guide classic drinks – the Manhattan, the Tom Collins – head over to the Bullz-Eye Get Real Guide for Men, sponsored by Bic.