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Devin's Special Bloody Mary Recipe:

Yes, I am now a big fan of bloody mary's. I had my first one on a cold boat ride to Catalina island here in Southern California, and the taste, spiciness, and complexity of it just hit me the right way. Now, I have perfected my own personal bloody mary recipe and invite you folks to try it for yourself.

Ingredients:

• Vodka (I use Stolichnya, but any will do)
• Ice Cubes
• Paprika (approximately 4-6 good pinches)
• Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins is fine)
• Nutmeg (ground) (approximately 1-2 good pinches)
• Green olives (sans pits, with pimentos is fine) (4)
• Green olive juice (right out of the jar!)
• Celery (1 half stalk)
• Clamato (a brand name tomato cocktail drink featuring clam juice)
• Mr. & Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix (or any other commercially available bloody mary mix, or V8 with some onoin powder and pepper in a real pinch)
• A quarter of a lime (or some lime juice)
• Tabasco Sauce

Directions (for one serving, for more servings, increase all ingredients proportionately):

Mix in a cocktail mixer 1 shot of vodka to 1 shot of Clamato and 2 shots of bloody mary mix and 1/3rd shot of olive juice. Add paprika and nutmeg. Add 4-6 shakes of worcestershire sauce. Add Tabasco Sauce to taste (I like thing very spicy, so I put 12 shakes of it in; others report that 6 shakes is very spicy, so I'd recommend 2-3 shakes for most people). Shake mixture well and pour into a glass with ice cubes.

Add olives and squeeze the quarter lime juice into the glass and then deposit the lime into the glass as well. Place celery stalk into glass and stir. Serve cold.

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