Bloody Mary

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bloody mary

also Bloody Mary

n. pl. bloody marys also Bloody Marys

A cocktail usually made of vodka, tomato juice, and seasonings.

[After Mary I.]

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Bloody Mary

(Brewing) a drink consisting of vodka, tomato juice, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce

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Blood′y Mar′y

1. a mixed drink made principally with vodka and tomato juice.

2. Mary I.

[1955–60]

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Noun	1.	Bloody Mary - daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558) Mary I, Mary Tudor House of Tudor, Tudor - an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
	2.	Bloody Mary - a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice vodka - unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia cocktail - a short mixed drink bloody shame, Virgin Mary - a Bloody Mary made without alcohol

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'At a crisis like the present, when Queen Elizabeth, that maiden monarch, weeps within her tomb, and Bloody Mary, with a brow of gloom and shadow, stalks triumphant--'

'Oh, sir,' cied the man, gruffly, 'where's the use of talking of Bloody Mary, under such circumstances as the present, when my lord's wet through, and tired with hard riding?

'I hope you're not a-going to trouble your head to-night, or my lord's head neither, with anything more about Bloody Mary,' said John.

I can't make it out, but they're all mixed up somehow or another with that unfort'nate Bloody Mary, and call her name out till they're hoarse.

'Between Bloody Marys, and blue cockades, and glorious Queen Besses, and no Poperys, and Protestant associations, and making of speeches,' pursued John Grueby, looking, as usual, a long way off, and taking no notice of this hint, 'my lord's half off his head.

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But vodka's finest moment may be the BLOODY MARY. It was born in France and called the "Bucket of Blood," after a nightclub of that name.

What's in a name?

Mixologists from local bars and restaurants will share their recipes with the public while competing for the title of "Best Bloody Mary in the Midwest."

Toast Bloody Mary Fest in Highwood July 28

Bloody Mary No.20 Ingredients: 60ml vodka, 175ml Pilsner beer and 90ml Bloody Mary No.20 mix made up of 750ml tomato juice, 90ml Worcestershire sauce, 45ml olive brine, 30ml fresh lemon juice, 1tbsp horseradish, 2tsp black pepper, 1tsp salt, 1tsp celery seeds, 1tsp Sriracha sauce (makes 950ml).

THIRSTY WORK

All three bars take pride in making the finest Bloody Marys in town - but none more so than Bar Opus which showcased its Brummie Mary signature cocktail at Birmingham Cocktail Weekend in July.

Cocktail bars go head-to-head

Take the glasses with the avocado and crab mix from the fridge and pour over the Bloody Mary to top up each glass then return to the fridge to set.

Quick Meals

Open the oysters and place in the fridge; keep back the juice from the oysters, as this will be added to the Bloody Mary.

We are shelling out on oysters again

The rest of the cast are as wooden as the Bloody Mary.

Jungle trip with unintentional laughs

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