{"id":112,"date":"2015-01-11T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloodyqueencity.com\/wp\/?p=112"},"modified":"2015-01-11T23:09:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T04:09:00","slug":"st-louis-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bloodyqueencity.com\/wp\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"St Louis Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have returned from St Louis, unscathed. The trip was a bit touch and go for a moment, as the verdict in the Michael Brown case was initially going to come in the day I was traveling to the city, and some\u2026trouble\u2026was expected, but the verdict was postponed so, game on!<\/p>\n

I was going to post from the road, but it seems the tumblr android app does not allow for posting photos inline, so I decided to just save it all for when I returned. <\/p>\n

So let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

I had some free drink tickets for Southwest Airlines that had expired in December 2013 that I brought along with me, because I figured it couldn\u2019t hurt to ask if I could use one. They\u2019ll say no, and I\u2019ll have my water and continue with my craps class homework, or they\u2019ll say yes and I\u2019ll have a dreadful Bloody Mary. At first the flight attendant said no, but on second thought, I guess because I did ask, she said yes, and took all 5 of my tickets in exchange for one Bloody Mary.<\/p>\n

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There we go! An airplane Bloody Mary. Made with Mr and Mrs T\u2019s Bloody Mary mix and Finlandia vodka with a lime garnish – a bigger slice of lime than you get in most bars. It was pretty dreadful of course. You have to be pretty desperate to order one on an airplane, but I figured it had to be done for the sake of the website. It was pretty damn strong though and gave me quite the headache almost immediately. <\/p>\n

My aunt and uncle picked me up at the airport, we caught some dinner, and in the evening headed to the first destination on my list of Bloody Mary bars I wanted to try while I was visiting. I had googled \u201cbest bloody mary in St Louis\u201d and Sub Zero<\/a> came up. Voted the best vodka bar in America, they have the largest selection of vodka in the country and boast a menu featuring all sorts of creative cocktails and several different kinds of Bloody Marys.<\/p>\n

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They don\u2019t make their own Bloody Mary mix, they use Zing Zang\u2019s, but I had only just recently heard of this brand so I was interested to try it. They don\u2019t seem to sell it around here, or at least not where I\u2019ve looked. The best of list recommended their Pepper-infused Mary featuring their house made 4 pepper infused vodka.<\/p>\n

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$9 in a pint glass with a salted rim. Garnished with 3 olives and a lime wedge. The Bloody had a strong celery taste and was very salty, and very pickle-y. It had a good strong spice level with visible black pepper. It was a bit thick and needed some chewing. It was good, but I didn\u2019t find it mind blowing. I think the Bakon Bloody might have been a better choice, but I stuck with the Pepper-infused since the article had recommended it. If you go here you won\u2019t have gone wrong, but I think I expected more. And if you like vodka, this is the place for you. They have a club which keeps track of all the different types of vodkas you drink, and you earn points and prizes including a jacket when you\u2019ve tried all the vodkas they offer. <\/p>\n

Before the night was over we also stopped into their favorite neighborhood restaurant, the West End Grill and Pub<\/a>, for a quick snack and one more Bloody Mary.<\/p>\n

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This Bloody was quite the opposite of Sub Zero\u2019s. Served in a pint glass with 2 olives and a salt rim, the flavor and spice came strictly from horseradish as opposed to peppers or hot sauce. It was very liquidy, but not too much so, and since I like horseradish I found it to be quite good. I found a couple limes hiding at the bottom as well. <\/p>\n

And so ends day 1. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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