Bottoms up!! 5 Star Bloody Mary Recipe starts with low-sodium tomato juice followed by a flavor-packed blend of spices. Who’s ready for the weekend? Get the party started with this cocktail. It’s all about big, bold flavors and as many toppings as you can balance on top! These loaded Bloody Marys are a favorite for weekend brunches.
5 STAR BLOODY MARY RECIPE
In the United States, the Bloody Mary is a common “hair of the dog” drink, reputed to cure hangovers with its combination of a heavy vegetable base (to settle the stomach), salt (to replenish lost electrolytes), and alcohol (to relieve head and body aches).
WHAT’S IN A 5 STAR BLOODY MARY RECIPE?
Bloody Marys typically have vodka. However, you can omit the vodka and have a virgin. With all the flavors, it’ll still be fantastic!
- Bloody Mary base (tomato juice and spices)
- Salt or Spice rim for glasses
- Ice
- Vodka
- All the garnishes
HOW TO MAKE A BLOODY MARY FROM SCRATCH {NO MIX}
For an easy homemade Bloody Mary base, stir together tomato juice (I prefer low-sodium.), lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, garlic salt, black pepper, Old Bay Seasoning, and Tobasco in a large pitcher.
- Mix the Bloody Mary base with vodka in a shaker without ice or stir it together in a large glass or pitcher. (You can prep this a day ahead and refrigerate it. Bloody Mary mix is best very cold.)
- Rim your glass
- Add ice to your glass (have plenty of ice on hand if you’re serving multiple guests)
- Pour your cocktail over ice in your rimmed glass
- Garnish, garnish, and garnish!
HOW TO RIM A GLASS
- Wet the rim of your glass with a wedge of fresh lemon.
- Add a tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning to a flat dish.
- Dip the glass rim into the seasoning and turn to coat.
5 STAR BLOODY MARY RECIPE GARNISHES
The possibilities for garnishes for your Bloody Mary are virtually endless! Here are some of my favorites! Basically, anything you would put on a charcuterie tray you can garnish your Bloody with.
- Lemons and/or lime wedges or wheels
- Celery
- Cucumber slices
- Kosher pickles
- Pimento or cheese stuffed olives
- Pickled beets, cauliflower, and/or carrots
- Pepperoncini peppers, banana peppers, peppadews, and/or other peppers
- Pickled jalapeños
- Capers
- Pickled beans and asparagus
- Pickled okra
- Marinated artichoke hearts
- Marinated pearl onions
- Baby corn
- Bacon
- Oysters
- Cooked shrimp
- Beef jerky, candied bacon, pepperoni sticks or pepperoni straws
- Steak bits
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Cheese squares
- Sliders
MORE SPICE AND FLAVORS
- Tabasco sauce
- Sriracha
- Worcestershire sauce
- Steak sauce
- BBQ sauce
- Pickle juice
- Olive brine
SEASONING RIM FOR GLASSES
- Old Bay seasoning
- Garlic salt
- Garlic powder
- Celery salt
- Smoked paprika
- Lemon pepper
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Seasoned salts
Finally, don’t be intimidated by a fancy Bloody Mary that has all the things. A simple Bloody Mary with good friends is just as tasty! Cheers!
MORE SIPPERS
You’ll also enjoy Champagne Grapefruit Mojito, French 75, and my Christmas Margarita!
Basic Bloody Mary
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- 48 ounces tomato juice about 6 cups
- 3 tablespoons horseradish more/less to your taste, can use spicy or hot
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 3 tablespoons garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon celery salt
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
- 12 to 16 ounces vodka
- salt for rim and garnish see ideas in post
Instructions
- Mix the tomato juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, 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.
- Wet the rim of two (16-20 oz) glasses with a piece of fresh lemon. Then dip the glass rims into a tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning (shake it onto a flat dish).
- Fill glasses with ice.
- Garnish.
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melissa says
Good Morning, I plan to make this for mothers day, I noticed lemon was left out of the instructions, do we add that at the end with the vodka, or does it go into the pitcher with everything else??
Thanks so much
Paula says
It goes in with the tomato juice, but it’s fine to put it in last as well. I corrected the recipe card. Thanks for letting me know that was omitted. Apologies for not responding before Mother’s Day.
Allyssa says
This is really flavorful and easy to make! Will surely have this amazing recipe again! Highly recommended!
Tiffany says
I saw this amazing Bloody Mary on Instagram and just had to come over to learn how to make one for myself! This was so much fun to make 🙂
Laura says
Nothing like the PERFECT Spicy Bloody Mary to make yoru day!