What do you put in your Bloody Mary?

[Insipid Moniker]

I'm sitting on my porch reading and sipping one that contains Clamato, horseradish, chipotle tobasco, pepper, garlic salt and worcestershire sauce with a pepperoni stick and hot pickled asparagus for a garnish. Everyone's recipe is a bit different, so how do you gents drink it?

[legato1]

Try a little bit of beef bullion in your preferred mixture, its called a bloody bull. Taste great.

[Insipid Moniker]

Try a little bit of beef bullion in your preferred mixture, its called a bloody bull. Taste great.

That sounds like a damn solid suggestion. I'll have to give it a try.

[Magnaminous_G]

If you want the full "zombie" after-effect, try some of these new-fangled bath salts instead of the normal salt

[black mamba]

I start with Svedka vodka, then add V8 juice, worcestershire sauce, Louisiana hot sauce, celery salt and lime juice.

It's not so much what, but how much of each one to get just the right mix.

[wintermute]

I like the pepperoni stick suggestion.

I use Tito's Vodka, V8, horseradish, Tabasco sauce, Pickapeppa sauce, Old Bay seasoning, salt and pepper, and a little lemon juice. If I have it, I'll garnish it with a spicy pickled string bean.

[Iron City]

I use Tito's and Zing Zang mix... I have not been able to beat their set up yet, so I just go with the flow.

[jacksterp]

ZingZang and vodka - nothing more and nothing less.

[hayes31]

Great... now I'm gonna have to make myself one

[meanoldbobber]

I start with the pre-made Tabasco brand mix.
depending on my mood, in goes horseradish, and olive juice.
if not olive juice, I'll use pickled jalapeno juice.
though I have never done a pickled asparagus, I like to do pickled okra.
If I have time, I'll fry some bacon extra crispy and put the whole piece in to sit next to the okra.
this works for the traditional vodka bloody Mary, or my stand by, the bloody Maria where I use Cuervo in lieu of vodka.

[hayes31]

I love pickled green beans, and all of you talking about them in Bloody Marys is making me want to try it out

[mdauben]

If I'm on a hurry, I'll just mix up some Spicy Hot V8 and vodka, maybe garnished with a couple jumbo green olives. But if I'm planning ahead I really like Alton Brown's recipe for home made Bloody Marys.

Ingredients
1 3/4 pounds cherry or grape tomatoes, rinsed and dried
2 teaspoons hot sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 to 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, to taste
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 ounces tomato vodka, recipe follows

Directions
Remove the stems from the tomatoes. Put the tomatoes, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and salt into a blender, cover and blend on high speed for 1 1/2 minutes.
Fill an ice cube tray with about 2 cups of the juice and freeze overnight. Pour the remaining juice into a lidded container and reserve, on the counter, overnight.
Just before serving, put 3 frozen cubes into each of 4 Collins glasses and add 1 1/2 ounces of vodka to each glass. Stir the reserved juice, pour 4 ounces into each glass and serve immediately.

Tomato Vodka:
1 pound ripe tomatoes
1 (750 ml) bottle 80 proof vodka
Cut each of the tomatoes into 8 pieces and put them into a large glass jar. Add the vodka, stir to combine, and cover. Put in a cool, dark place for at least 5 days and up to 7 days, stirring every day. After 7 days, strain through a fine mesh strainer and discard the solids.

It's especially good of you can use home grown tomatoes. Yum! :P

[HuntBomb]

Good God im gonna have to jump off the damn wagon listening to you guys! J/k.
Ive made a lot of em' and they've all sucked. But I like the Bloodys made by other ppl.

[protourist]

I have become addicted to Demitri's extra horseradish. I use pepper vodka with it and it is fantastic to my taste buds.

[meanoldbobber]

Stoli is releasing a jalapeno vodka.
One of my reps brought it by a few weeks ago, and it's pretty good.
Decent bite to it, without tasting fake.
They are marketing it with another one, a honey flavor.
I'm iffy on sweet liquor, so I'll stick to spicy bloody Marys!

[Blais]

I change up my recipe all the time but common ingredients are:

Lea & Perrins
Cholula
Chopped garlic
Fresh chives
Juice from jarred jalapenos
Old Bay
Etc.

For the basics, I like Absolut Peppar or Stoli and V8.

[BA_Colt]

My two best friends have a competition on who makes the best bloody mary.

Low salt V8
vodka
Lee & Perin's worcestershire sauce
Cracked black pepper
Horseradish
Tabasco
celery salt
cumin
garnish with pepperoncinis and a gherkin pickle.

[jayinhk]

For me...Absolut, tomato juice, Tabasco, Lea and Perrins worcestershire sauce, fresh lemon juice and a little black pepper. Nothing fancy, but it's always tasty.

[Kohai999]

The key ingredient is tomato paste....that is all.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

[RogueBowie]

I work at a Southern Roadhouse and we have a signature SPICY Bloody Mary. Without divulging too many specific details here is a rough rundown:

A certain brand of Vodka
V8
Black Pepper (lots)
Horse Radish
Tabasco
Texas Pete Hot Sauce
Celery Salt
Lee & Perin Worcestershire

The mix is prepared (sans vodka) 24 hrs ahead of time as to let the ingredients marry, it is mixed with vodka when served.

Garnish: Lemon Slice, pickled okra, and a martini olive spear alongside a celery stalk served in a chilled 18oz glass rimmed with salt.