January 1 is National Bloody Mary Day and that’s no accident with the amount of people who may be hungover after ringing in the New Year the night before.
If you’re able to rouse yourself enough to go out in person for a bloody mary, you may venture to The Cafe, 731 Brent St. in the Paristown neighborhood, for its “Mary Got Boojie’d,” a giant 24-ounce bloody mary cocktail that is more like brunch for three people in a glass than a simple cocktail.
The 24-ounce cocktail, which will set you back $60, made with The Cafe’s own Uncle Bogie’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and served in a wide-mouth glass rimmed in spicy salt. The tomato base has a special kick and is jam-packed with a bouquet of savory comfort foods on wooden spears.
You and your friends can sip the bourbon Bloody Mary (individual straws provided) while eating kabob-style fried green tomatoes, candied honey bacon, smoked chicken wings, spicy shrimp, mini sliders with housemade bacon jam, a homemade biscuit with sausage, sweet chicken bites, a waffle, gobs of tater tots, pickles, and olives.
The Cafe’s “Mary Got Boojie’d” is a giant 24 ounce Bloody Mary cocktail, and more.
The Cafe is open daily for breakfast and lunch from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and for dinner from 5-9 p.m. Reservations are highly recommended. To make them, or learn more, visit thecafetogo.com.
If you’re not planning to go out on New Year’s Day, here are three Bloody Mary recipes from our extensive archives you can make at home.
Bourbon Bloody Mary cocktail recipe
This recipe is courtesy of “Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon?” by Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler
The Bloody Mary cocktail is an afternoon tradition on Derby day. A nice drink to break up an afternoon of Mint Juleps.
1 serving
1 teaspoon salt, pepper, paprika mix
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 can (6 ounces) tomato juice
To prepare the seasoning mix, combine in a mortar one part each smoked sea salt, smoked black pepper and smoked paprika. Finely crush with a pestle and shake together in a jar.
To a pint glass or a large mason jar filled with ice, add the bourbon, squeeze and drop in the lemon wedges and add 1 teaspoon of the seasoning mix and Worcestershire sauce. Shake. Add more ice and tomato juice. Shake again.
Garnish with a long straw and baby corn, large pitted black olive and cherry pepper, all on a stick.
Bloody Mary Crab Cocktail
Courtesy of Bistro Le Relais. Serves 6
Bloody Mary crab cocktail at Bistro Le Relais, June 5, 2015.
1 pound can colossal crabmeat
1 tablespoon chives, chopped
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and cubed
In a bowl, mix together the crab, chives, basil, thyme, carrots, cucumbers and lettuce with the vinaigrette. Place the crab mixture into martini glasses. Garnish with a stalk of celery and crème fraîche.
Bloody Mary Vinaigrette
1/3 cup Chardonnay vinegar
1 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons fresh tomato purée
1 tablespoon black pepper
Zest and juice of one lime
1 and 1/4 cups olive oil
In a blender, purée all the ingredients except the olive oil. Slowly drizzle the oil into the blender to create a vinaigrette.
Outlook Inn Bloody Mary recipe
Outlook Inn bartenders wing it a bit, but they generally uses two or three shakes of Worcestershire sauce, a few drops of Tabasco, and a couple of dashes of celery salt and pepper.
1.5 ounces of your favorite vodka
Take a pint glass filled with ice and start with the vodka. Add seasonings. Top it off with the V8 and pour into a large shaker and go at it. Dump it all back into the glass and top with a peperoncino.
Reporter Kirby Adams contributed to this report. Reach features editor Kathryn Gregory at kgregory@courier-journal.com.
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