The BEST Bloody Mary Recipe

This Bloody Mary recipe is truly the BEST. It starts with a homemade Bloody Mary mix that's perfectly spicy and savory (my secret? pickle-infused vodka!) and from there you can load up your glass with as many garnishes as you'd like to get your drink just right!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword Bloody Mary, bloody mary mix

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings to 10 drinks

Calories 37kcal

Ingredients

Bloody Mary Mix

48 ounces tomato juice (about 6 cups)
3 tablespoons prepared creamy hot horseradish
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 ¼ teaspoons celery salt
3 teaspoons garlic salt
Tabasco sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
Pickle-infused vodka (or regular vodka if you prefer)

Assembling the Drinks

1 tablespoon celery salt
1 tablespoon kosher salt

Instructions

Make the Bloody Mary mix. Mix the tomato juice, horseradish, worcestershire sauce, celery salt, garlic salt and black pepper in a large pitcher. Season with 10-15 shakes of Tabasco sauce, or to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Rim the glasses. Mix the celery salt and kosher salt on a small plate. Dip the rim of your glass in a shallow amount of water, then dip into the salt mix and twist.
Assemble the drinks. Fill an 8-ounce glass to the top with ice. Add 2 ounces of vodka, then top with Bloody Mary mix.
Garnish as desired. Garnish with limes, lemons, celery ribs, blue cheese stuffed olives, bacon strips, pepperocinis, cooked shrimp, hot sauce, pickles, pickled asparagus or green beans, pickled beets, chunks of cheese, and anything your heart desires. (See post above for TONS of garnish ideas.)

Notes

Make ahead: You can prep the mix up to a week ahead of time. Wait to stir in the vodka until you're ready to serve the Bloody Marys, and keep the mix refrigerated in the meantime.

Tip: Be sure to have skewers on hand that are long enough to fit the size of your trimmings for maximum loadability.

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