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Our recipe features our Alumni (founder of Blackland Distillery) Markus Kypreos. “We built Blackland Distillery based on the concept of ‘remastering,’ which is woven into every touch point – ingredients, fermentation, distillation, maturation, blending, flavor profiles, architecture, bottle, and package design, cocktail offerings and more,” said Kypreos. All grains are sourced from Fort Worth-based TexMalt. The Texas grains create the vodka that is smooth and astonishing. The soft undertones of the local wheat are the centerpiece of this supremely smooth spirit.
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The History of Bloody Mary
Bloody mary is a cocktail that contains vodka, tomato juice, and other spices for flavors. These spices can include garlic, herbs, celery, olives, pickled vegetables, lemon juice, lime juice, celery salt, hot sauces, horseradish, and other spices. In the United States, this drink is usually referred to as the cure for a hangover.
It is claimed to have been invented in 1921 by a French bartender Fernand Petiot. He was a bartender at New York Bar, which was a popular bar for many American migrants. This cocktail was referred to as a “Bucket of Blood”.
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We’ve been teaching people to cook in Fort Worth since 1988. Most of that teaching happens over nine months — cohorts capped at twenty, one chef alongside each student, training for a career in food. Sometimes teaching happens over a few hours on an evening or a Saturday, through our partnership with CocuSocial, in classes anyone can book with no experience required. The intensity is different, but the kitchen, the equipment, and the chefs are not.
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Method
Cocktail
Time
15 Min.
Serves
2
Ingredients
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- 8 fl. oz. Premium Tomato Juice
- 1 tsp. Horseradish
- 1/4 tsp. Scorpion Brand Hot Sauce
- 1 quarter Lime
- 1/8 tsp. Fennel Pollen
- 1/8 tsp. Cracked Black Pepper
- 1/8 tsp. Cardamom
- 1/4 tsp. Smoked Paprika Salt
- 2 tbsp. Smoked Paprika
- 1 tbsp. Kosher Salt
- ½ tsp. Coriander
- 1 1/2 fl. oz. Blackland Vodka
GARNISH OPTIONS
- Lobster Claw
- Two Colossal Shrimp (deveined & steamed)
- One Celery Stalk
- One Cornichon Pickle & Two Queen Olives Skewer
- One Shishito Pepper (mild pepper)
Instructions
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Step 1
Rim the glass with lime and dip in two smoked paprika salt until rim is coated
Step 2
Squeeze the rest of the lime quarter in two the glass
Step 3
Fill with ice and pour Bloody Mary mixture over ice
Step 4
Thoroughly mix with a spoon.
Step 5
To blister or blacken the pepper put in a small amount of hot oil. This should only take a few minutes.
Step 6
Garnish the Bloody Mary with the lobster, shrimp, celery, pickles, olives, pepper
Step 7
Float fennel pollen on top of Bloody Mary
Nutrition Information
Calories
52
Total Fat
1.7g
Saturated Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
1mg
Carbohydrates
10.4g
Protein
2.1g
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