When it comes to a Bloody Mary, everyone has their own recipe. Some people add "special" ingredients, some garnish it with string cheese, but everyone knows what they like. Below are five recipes from real people who want you to know what makes the best Bloody Mary, in their opinion.
Adrian's Bloody Mary
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. Vodka
- 8 oz. Tomato Juice
- 1 Dash of Celery Salt
- 4-6 shakes of Worcestershire
- 3-4 shakes of Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. Horseradish
- Celery Stalk Garnish
Fill a pint a glass with ice. Pour in the vodka and tomato juice and then add spices. Stir together with celery stalk.
Adrian says the reason you stir with the celery is because it infuses the drink with the taste of celery, and also soaks up some of the Bloody Mary into the veggie for an extra treat at the end.
Boyd's Bloody
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. Vodka
- 6 oz. Tomato Juice
- 6-8 shake Worcestershire sauce
- 1tsp. Horseradish
- 1 oz. Pickle Juice
- 1 oz. Beer
- 3 dashes Celery Salt
- 1 shake Tabasco
- Salt and Pepper
- Squeezed Lemon
Pour Worcestershire in the bottom of a pint glass filled with ice. Add the vodka, pickle juice and beer. Shake in celery salt, add Tabasco and horseradish. Pour in tomato juice. Add salt and pepper and squeezed lemon juice. Garnish with olives, pickles, mushrooms, asparagus, Brussel sprouts and a lemon wedge.
Fenn's Hot Bloody Mary
Ingredients:
- 4 oz. V-8 Hot and Spicy
- 3 shakes of Tabasco
- Pepper
- 3 dashes Celery Salt
- 3 shakes Worcestershire Sauce
- 3 oz. Absolut Pepper Vodka
Combine ingredients into a pint glass. Garnish as you wish.
Fenn says, "I hate horseradish, and this recipe does not need it."
Dani's Breakfast Bloody
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. Vodka
- 3 oz. Tomato juice
- 10 dashes of Celery salt
- 7 shakes of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 shake of Tabasco
- 1 oz. of Pickle juice
Fill a pint glass with ice and shake in Worcestershire, celery salt and Tabasco. Add vodka, pickle juice and tomato juice. Pour mix into another pint glass and back again. Repeat. Garnish with a pickle and 2 olives.
Kristy's Bloody Buddy
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 2 shakes of Tabasco
- 2 shakes of A-1 sauce
- Splash of pickle juice
- 3 dashes of celery salt
- 8 oz. Tomato juice
Mix vodka, Tabasco, A-1, pickle juice and tomato juice together in a shaker. Strain over ice in a pint glass. Shake celery salt 3 times over the top. Garnish with 3 olives, 2 mushrooms and a pickle.
Kristy says, to finish it off, insert a straw, throw a lemon on the side and "Tada!"
One of the most popular things about the Bloody Mary is that although the essential ingredients remain the same, things can be added and taken away to meet the makers tastes. The key is to find what's best for you and make it work. Spicy or mild, the possibilities are endless.
