Bloody Mary

History :

Bloody Mary was invented in the 1920s by an American bartender, Fernand Petiot at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. Petiot notes, "one of the boys suggested we call the drink Bloody Mary because it reminded him of the Bucket of Bloody Club in Chicago, and a girl there named Mary."

Ingredients :

• 3 oz Clamato "Tomato Cocktail" Juice
• 2 oz Vodka
• Pickles and pickle juice
• Olives and Olive juice
• Salt and Black Pepper
• Garnish: Lime Wedge, Celery Salt on a saucer
• 3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 drops Tabasco Sauce

Directions :

1. Slice Lime wedge in middle so there is a slit through the lime.
2. Rub lime on rim of glass all the way around
3. Dip rim of glass in saucer of celery salt.
4. Pour ice into glass all the way to the top.
5. 5 Dashes of Celery Salt
6. 2 Dash of Salt
7. 5 Dashes of Pepper
8. Tabasco Sauce to taste depending on how spicy you like it.
9. 3 Dashes Worcestershire
10. About a half inch each of olive and pickle juice.
11. Squeeze Lime into glass and throw it in there.
12. As Much Vodka as you would like, depending on how strong you want it!!
13. The rest with Clamato
14. Spear a Pickle and Olive with a toothpick to garnish, it depends, some even put some cold cut or even a shrimp!!

Have a nice day…. =)

Mai Tai

This is a traditional Hawaiian cocktail recipe. It brings you to the white sands, tropical sun and island breeze.

• 1 oz light rum
• 1 oz dark rum
• 1 oz triple sec
• dash of orgeat syrup
• dash of sugar syrup
• juice of half a lime
• 1/4 oz lemon juice
• orange juice

Shake with ice and pour over fresh ice in highball.

Fill remainer of glass with orange juice. Garnish with tropical fruits and mint leave.

Dirty Martini

First, put the Martini glass into the freezer so that it can temp down to a cool temperature.

Second, pour some quality dry gin (For better martini's use either Sapphire Bombay or Tanqueray Gin) into a cocktail shaker that has already been filled with ice.

Thirdly, vigorously shake the gin in the shaker for about 45 seconds.

Fourthly, pour the ice cold gin without the ice into the frozen martini glass.

Finally, drop two olives and a half and ounce of Vermouth and serve with a mysterious smile...