Bloody Mary is a cocktail of successful people.

Now Bloody Mary is a cocktail, famous throughout the world. He can easily rival for gaining popularity with such famous drinks as Mojito or Long Island Ice Tee. For sure, there is not a single person who, if he has not tried it, at least did not hear Bloody Mary at least once. Even non-professional bartenders, but ordinary people, make this cocktail at home. It would seem that it may be easier to mix vodka with tomato juice so as not to mix their individual layers. But not everything is so simple. Where did the Bloody Mary Cocktail come from, how to cook it properly, what is the classic recipe? All these questions have been asked many times by many lovers of this delicious cocktail.

Fernando Petio - that was the name of the barman, who is now known as the creator of the Bloody Mary. He worked in a bar called New York in the French capital, Paris, at the very beginning of the last century. According to Parisian standards, the appearance of such a drink, as bloody Mary cocktail, has become somewhat unexpected and strange event. This happened in the 1920s. But the real popularity and demand this drink has already acquired in America. It was there that in 1934 Fernand moved to work at the "King Col" bar.

But then it's not so simple. Versions diverge. Some believe that Fernand came up with the name "Red Snapper" for his cocktail, but due to the fact that one regular visitor persistently called his Bloody Mary, this name followed him. But another version says that the creator of the cocktail himself wanted to call him that, but the management of the American bar opposed it and wanted to give it the name "Red Lucian".

Cocktail Bloody Mary recipe has a classic. But also the creator himself began to conduct experiments with the composition, adding to it all kinds of seasonings and spices, which is already talking about how many now there are options for making a cocktail. Fernanda even approached the visitors of the bar and asked to make Blood Mary for their taste. Thus, some time after its appearance, the cocktail began to include both pepper, and salt, and juice, and Worcester sauce, and celery, and grated horseradish and so on.

Now Bloody Mary is a cocktail, which is prepared as follows: you need to take the right amount of glasses and carefully dry them. Then in a wide, shallow saucer put a mixture of ground pepper, salt and dill seeds. In another saucer, pour lime juice or just lemon juice. Now each of the prepared glasses should be dipped with the top edge first into the lemon juice, and then into a mixture of spices. Now put the ice in the glasses and carefully, trying not to damage the prepared edges, pour the cocktail into them. It consists of vodka, tomato juice, hot pepper sauce, Worcesters sauce, salt, pepper, grated horseradish and lemon juice. The proportions of these ingredients are best determined based on their own preferences and tastes. But in any case, there should not be more vodka than all the other ingredients taken together.

There is also such a method of preparation: it is necessary to lower the glasses by rim into the brine, and then into the large salt. When it dries, you need to pour accurately into the glasses of tomato juice, and then along the wall, a thin trickle pour cold vodka.

Bloody Mary - a cocktail that is able to present many different surprises. Let's say that not everyone knows that there is even a special day in the American calendar, timed to this drink - on January 1. This was because on New Year's Eve, people everywhere take a lot of alcohol, and then suffer from a hangover. So Bloody Mary is a great way to rid yourself of such unpleasant consequences of stormy celebrations. Some connoisseurs of this drink often remember it also on January 8, it's the birthday of its creator, Fernand Petio.