The Best Bloody Mary Recipe

Name: The Best Bloody Mary Recipe
Total time: 5 mins
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon sea salt, or as needed; ice cubes, as needed; 0.75 cup spicy tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®); 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka; 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce; 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®); salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 stalk celery; 2 garlic-stuffed green olives, threaded onto a toothpick

Learn how to make a Bloody Mary from scratch using vodka, tomato juice, and a handful of simple ingredients. The spicy, salty, and savory flavor profile of this classic cocktail makes it the ultimate choice for brunch or any afternoon get-together.

Total time5 mins
Prep time5 mins
Yield1

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon sea salt, or as needed
ice cubes, as needed
0.75 cup spicy tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 stalk celery
2 garlic-stuffed green olives, threaded onto a toothpick

Instructions

Gather all of your ingredients.
Pour salt onto a small plate. Wet the rim of your glass and dip it into the salt. Fill the glass with ice.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add vegetable juice, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker is frosted, about 20 seconds.
Strain the Bloody Mary into your prepared glass. Garnish with a celery stalk and olives.
Enjoy your homemade Bloody Mary!

Nutrition

Calories: 141 kcal
Fat Content: 0 g
Fiber Content: 2 g
Sodium Content: 510 mg
Protein Content: 2 g
Carbohydrate Content: 9 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g