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This delectable Classic Bloody Mary co*cktail starts with spicy low-sodium tomato juice, followed by a perfect blend of spices like celery salt, fresh ground black pepper, and horseradish sauce. This blend is not for the faint of heart, and the recipe includes tips on how to kick it up a few more notches.
If you are anything like me, I am sure a good co*cktail is an essential part of entertaining. Honestly, your guests did not come to your shindig to drink filtered water from a plastic bottle. This recipe is all it is cracked up to be and more, for best results mix the ingredients in a large pitcher a couple of hours in advance to allow all the flavors time to meld together. This co*cktail is known for its outlandish garnishes, so have fun with it and make your friends and family smile. Set up a Bloody Mary bar complete with a cornucopia of garnishment selections. For those who want extra spicy and hot, set out the horseradish, pepper mill, Tabasco, ground cayenne pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
Fun and sometimes outlandish garnishments for a Bloody Mary
Dill pickle spears
Grilled cheese cut in fourths
Pickled green beans
Grape or cherry tomatoes
Candied Bacon
Steamed or grilled shrimp
Pickled asparagus
Hard-boiled eggs (I kid you not)
Celery stalks
Pickled okra
Pimento stuffed green olives
Lemon or lime wedges
Just about pickled anything
These mouthwatering good co*cktails are dependable, heat and spice adjustable, and can be personalized for you and your guests. Put the ingredients on your shopping list today. Your friends will be singing your praises.
Other co*cktails you will love!
White Russian co*cktail
Old Fashioned
Salty Dog
Banana Daiquiris
Appletini
Pineapple Margarita
Classic Bloody Mary co*cktail
An easy spicy mix that is perfect for parties, brunch or weekend relaxation time. Be sure to check out the fun and outlandish garnishment section.
½teaspooncelery salt plus some for rimming glassessee notes
1bottle spicy V8 vegetable juice46 ounces
1 1/4cupsvodka
1tablespoonhorseradish
1teaspoonbrown sugar
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
1-2teaspoonsTabasco sauce
Fresh ground pepperabout 15 turns of the pepper mill
2tablespoonsof pickle juice
Green olives
Grape tomatoes
Dill Pickle spears
Bacon
Pickled Green Beans
Instructions
Using a thin lemon wedge run the rim of the glasses getting it wet with the lemon juice. Place several teaspoons of celery salt on a sallow plate and dredge the wet rims of the glasses through the celery salt.
In a large pitcher stir together lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon celery salt, V8 vegetable juice, vodka, horseradish, brown sugar, Worcestershire Sauce. Tabasco Sauce, pepper and pickle juice. Chill for at least 2 hours.
Pour over ice filled glasses and garnish as desired with green olives, grape tomatoes, dill pickle spears, bacon or pickled green beans.
Notes
Use 1/2 teaspoon from any remaining celery salt from the rimming of the glasses to mix in.
Garnish as desired. See my complete list of garnishment ideas in the post.
Nutrition Disclaimer: All nutritional information shared on this site is an approximation. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on this site should be used as a general guideline.
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Chef Mireille
The best part of Bloody Mary for me are some of the crazy garnishes I see with them. Sometimes I like the garnish better than the drink 🙂
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Mahy
I’ve been trying to make something similar for a long time now but there was always something in the way. No more – making this co*cktail this weekend! 🙂
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