La Sangre de Maria

This is my personal twist on the Bloody Mary. I personally, am a huge tequila fan but could take or leave vodka. There is A LOT of debate as to how the original Bloody Mary (with vodka) was created. One speculation is that Fernand Pietot, a bartender at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, created the drink in 1921. However, Colin Field, a competing bartender in Paris, claimed he was the inventor of the Bloody Mary and would rather die than say Pietot fathered it. There is also speculation that Ernest Hemingway had a lot to do with the creation of this drink because he would frequent both bartenders. No one actually knows the true creator of this drink and the controversy is still disputed today. The recipe I will be giving you is the Mexican Bloody Mary: La Sangre de Maria.

This recipe, originated from Food.com; this is my favorite Mexican Bloody Recipe but there are plenty out there that are outstanding. I use there ingredient list but have my own mixing instructions, I think it comes out better in a shaker but if you want to stir it you can do that also.  http://www.food.com/recipe/mexican-bloody-mary-46490

Ingredients
6 oz. tomato juice
1 1/2 oz. tequila
6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 (or more) dashes of Tabasco sauce
1 pinch of celery salt
1 lime wedge
1 pickled chili pepper

Directions
Add 6 ounces of tomato juice, 1 1/2 ounces of tequila, 6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce, 1 or more dashes of Tabasco sauce (according to your taste level and how much of a kick level you want), and a pinch of celery salt into a shaker with ice. Shake the mixture for 10 seconds and strain over ice. Garnish glass with chili pepper and lime.

Background info courtesy of wiki and esquire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(cocktail) http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a27481/bloody-mary-origins-recipe/