The Original Mix Classic Bloody Mary (a k a the Red Snapper)

Name: The Original Mix Classic Bloody Mary (a k a the Red Snapper)
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce (about 1/4 teaspoon); 2 dashes black pepper; 2 dashes cayenne pepper; 2 dashes salt; 1 dash lemon juice; Ice; 1 1/2 ounces vodka; 4 ounces tomato juice (low-sodium tomato juice can be used); 1 lime wedge

Recipe from the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel

Adapted by Florence Fabricant

Updated Nov. 12, 2020

Rating: 4(27)
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Fernand Petiot, who was the bartender at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s, took credit for zapping tomato juice and vodka with Worcestershire sauce, lemon, salt and pepper. He moved to the King Cole Bar in the St. Regis Hotel in 1964, and renamed the cocktail the Red Snapper (the St. Regis wanted a classier name than Bloody Mary). —Florence Fabricant

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Ingredients

Yield:1 serving

3dashes Worcestershire sauce (about ¼ teaspoon)
2dashes black pepper
2dashes cayenne pepper
2dashes salt
1dash lemon juice
Ice
1½ounces vodka
4ounces tomato juice (low-sodium tomato juice can be used)
1lime wedge

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Preparation

Step 1
Place Worcestershire sauce, peppers, salt and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker or a wide-mouth jar. Add ice, vodka and tomato juice. Shake well.
Step 2
Pour into a highball glass or goblet.
Step 3
Garnish with lime, and serve.