Welcome to the episode 21 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle

What are we drinking?

​​Brad gives his take on the classic Bloody Mary and introduces us to the “snit” and loads of good ideas for zhuzhing up this classic. Jules makes a mouth watering Michelada! Stick around for the history of the Bloody Mary and her long lost friend, the “snit”.

Uncle Brad’s Recipe

The most ideal ratio, and most bartenders agree, is 3 to 1 Bloody Mix to Vodka

What do I need?

Go buy:

• Ice

• Collins glasses

• Lowball glass

• Glass carafe or two (32 oz at target for $7)

• Jigger

• Shaker tin

• Hawthorn strainer

• Blender

• Measuring spoons

• Measuring cups

• You’re favorite beer (but the more old school the better – ah hem, Hamm’s, PBR, etc.)

• Vodka (BTW – this is great with Gin)

• V8 vegetable juice – it’s good, it’s healthy, and there are no added sugars

• OK fine, you want to make tomato juice;

  • 3 lbs ripe tomatoes – probably not going to find the best/sweetest in the winter (still want to make this on your own?)

  • Celery, with leaves

  • Onion

  • Sugar

  • Salt

  • Black pepper

  • Cholula 

• Lemons for lemon juice

• Limes for lime juice

• Prepared horseradish

• Worchester sauce

• Garlic powder

• Celery salt

• Coarse black pepper

• Pickles (dill) get the spears – we are going to use the juice

• Vodka

• Celery salt or kosher salt (rim) – I’ve made bacon salt before, that’s pretty good

• Celery stalks are traditional garnish

• Cocktail pics if you’re going to do some lives, citrus, 

• Bamboo skewers if you’re going to get nuts

  Garnish: it’s totally up to your imagination, but here are some ideas…

  • Celery stalk – traditional

  • Pickle spear – an alternative

  • Lemon / lime wedge – starting to get fancy

  • Olives – 

  • Cooked shrimp – whoa now

  • Pickled… baby corns, cornichons, brussels, okra, eggs… anything

  • Cheese: colby, marble jack, cheddar, stuff you can cube (1.5 – 2 inch best). This makes a great stopper so whatever is on top of it doesn’t slide down – like a chicken wing, or mini cheese burger

  • Mozzarella cheese whips, draw-string cheese, ropes

  • Bacon can get a little soggy, but if you get it good and crispy, and not oily, great chopped up in kosher salt for a bacon rim

How do I make it?

To make your bloody mix, this serves 4 btw.  In your blender you will add

• 2 c. tomato juice (V8 Vegetable juice works great)

• 2 tbsp of lemon juice

• 2 tbsp of lime juice

• 1 tbsp of Worchester sauce

• 2 tsp of prepared horseradish

• ¼ cup of Pickle Juice

• ¼ tsp of garlic powder

• ½ tsp of celery salt

• ½ tsp or coarse black pepper

• Blend until smooth

In your shaker, add 6 oz of bloody mary mix, 2 oz of Vodka

Shake with ice

Rim your Collins glass with celery salt, kosher salt, or bacon salt

Fill half of a Collins glass with ice, with a hawthorn strainer pour in your bloody mary into the glass. 

Garnish with whatever you want! Traditional garnish is a celery stalk (with leaves)

Join Jules’ Recipe

What do I need?

Holy smoked brad… that rocks… now mine is a bit simple compared… can you BELIEVE IT?!

• Mexican Beer: Tecate, Modelo, Dos xx

• Limes

• Tomato Juice, Clamato juice

• Tobasco 

• Worchester sauce

• Cholula

• Cayenne pepper

• Black Pepper

• Celery Salt

• Tequila

• Chamoy & tajin

• Pint Glass

• Mixing Spoon

• Jigger

How do I make it?

Rim your pint glass with chamoy & tajin

Add to pint glass: 

• ½ Lime juiced

• 2 oz Tomato Juice, Clamato juice

• 1-2 dashes Tobasco 

• 1-2 dashes Worchester sauce

• 1 dash Cholula

• Pinch Ceyenne pepper

• Pinch Black Pepper

• Pinch Celery Salt

• 1 oz Tequila

• Top off with Mexican Beer: Tecate, Modelo, Dos xx

Get your Bloody Mary history lesson by listening to the full podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Let’s talk about the origin of the drink and who invented it… guess what, it’s up for debate but there is one story that is widely accepted and pretty plausible,

Let’s also talk about the origin of the name 

And we have to talk about the Snit!

Tip: BATCHING COCKTAILS