Perfect Bloody Mary's

will try this on a hangover day.

Great sounding recipe, Caddy, except for one thing: forGET the "best you can afford". With all those ingredients, especially the hot ones, not even the most discriminating tastes will differentiate between an expensive and a cheap vodka. With only a shot and a half of vodka in that complex drink, you'd probably be able to serve someone a virgin drink and they might not know it. IMO, the only time expensive vodka makes sense is when the vodka is the major ingredient (martini's, for example). Even a simple addition of tonic water and lime can mask an expensive vodka and make it indistinguishable from a cheap one.

My choice of the best vodka you could afford was more pointed to the hangover pain the next day on cheap vodka compared to better vodka. You must not have ever tried Hawkeye brand. lol But you are right about the taste. No difference. And for my vodka gimlets, only Absolut and Roses Lime please.

Bob

Ah, I see. You're a young'n, still imbibing too much and ruing the the next day. I'm WAY too old to let myself drink too much. I'll usually fall asleep before I can get to that point, anyhoo.

Who in the world would want a drink that could cause you to belch fire? I'll take a good 'ol fashion bloody mary with V-8, tobasco, and Heaven Hill, with a celery stick.

kettle one for me thanks

I like a nice citrus drink in the AM so it's Margaritas for me with my eggs!

cadillac,
that's a good recipe!!!!!
and really healthy!!!
i mean you got the lycopene that us old guys need from the tomatoes.
you got the vitimin c from the peppers (1 jalapeno has more of that than an orange).
of course the olive is a mono unsaturated fat and clam juice has to be good for something!!!!!
wonder if i can this one by peggy as health food??
jack