This delectable Classic Bloody Mary Cocktail 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 cocktail 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 cocktail 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 cocktails 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.
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Classic Bloody Mary Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 lemon juiced
- ½ teaspoon celery salt plus some for rimming glasses see notes
- 1 bottle spicy V8 vegetable juice 46 ounces
- 1 1/4 cups vodka
- 1 tablespoon horseradish
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1-2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
- Fresh ground pepper about 15 turns of the pepper mill
- 2 tablespoons of 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
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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 🙂
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 cocktail this weekend! 🙂
Sharon
I love bloody mary’s for brunch on weekends but I love that I can make them right at home too with this recipe.
Caitlyn Erhardt
Yum! This is a brunch party staple in our house.
Nicole
Bloody Mary’s are always a favorite!!! Love a classic!
Pam Greer
This is hands down our most favorite bloody mary! We always kick ours up a notch or two, we like it spicy!
Scarlet
I love a good classic bloody mary cocktail and I love the way your served them. Those mason jar mugs are fun and the garnish looks great too!
Sara Welch
Love a classic cocktail with a kick! Looking forward to enjoying this with brunch this weekend!
Tisha
You can never go wrong with a classic cocktail! Love bloody marys during brunch!
Catalina
I’ve never made this cocktail. I should try it!
Katerina
Yes, please! This classic bloody mary sounds fabulous!
Erin
I love this Classic Bloody Mary Cocktail! looks so good!
Vikki
This was certainly a tasty cocktail, with a fabulous kick of spice!