I love a good Bloody Mary, and what most people who claim to make the best Bloody Mary are trying to claim is that theirs doesn't just taste like tomato juice, most people fail, but not all.

However...

For me, some drinks have a very specific time and place while others don't. For example, I only like Gin & Tonics outdoors in the summer (late afternoon or early evening). I always associate them with cooking on the BBQ.

Bloody Mary's are an early morning and cool weather after-party drink. Even more specifically I think of it as a primarily a rural location drink, occasionally a town drink, but never a beach drink. Of course, screwdrivers are the early morning beach drink, and greyhounds are the preferred warm weather non-beach morning drink.

I feel like Miss Manners' alcoholic husband.