Deborah Schneider

Bloody Maria

Preparation info

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Makes

    1

    drink.

Appears in

Amor y Tacos

Amor y Tacos

By Deborah Schneider

Published 2010

In spite of some mumblings about Hemingway and Cuba being the source of the Bloody Mary, many sources agree that the drink is suspiciously similar to sangrita, a spicy, tomato-based concoction that is traditionally served alongside straight tequila shots. If you’re a Mary drinker, you’ll like this tequila variation.

Ingredients

  • Lime wedge
  • Lucas spice* or dry pico de gallo spice
  • Ice cubes
  • 4 ounces sangrita
  • 1½ ounces 100 percent agave blanco tequila

Method

Run the lime around the rim of a 12-ounce glass and dip the glass into the spice. Fill with ice cubes. Pour sangrita over the ice and pour the tequila on top. Garnish with a stick of jicama or cucumber.

Garnish

Jicama or cucumber stick

*Ground spice mixes made with chiles and salt, available at Mexican markets; pico de gallo is spicy, the other mild.

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