Bloody Mary Mix #9: Chesapeake

Pickled pepper brine, prepared horseradish and Old Bay make up the backbone of this tangy and slightly spicy mix.

Use reduced sodium vegetable juice to account for the considerable amount of salt in the other ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 600 ml low sodium V-8 vegetables juice
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon pickled pepper brine (substitute with a vinegar based hot sauce)
  • 2 tablespoons Old Bay
  • 1½ tablespoons prepared horseradish
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Directions

Combine ingredients in a mason jar. Cover and shake vigorously.

Combine 3:2 with vodka over ice. Garnish with celery and serve chilled.

Bloody Mary Mix #4

Note: this recipe has ‘bright, high’ notes from the citrus, balanced against savory flavors from the brown sauces.

Adjust for salt by substituting celery seed for celery salt, and/or use reduced salt soy sauce.

  • 200ml V8 original
  • 50ml Cholula Hot Sauce, Chili & Garlic flavor
  • 50ml lemon juice
  • 25ml reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 25ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 25ml Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 tsp celery salt (sub 1 tsp celery seed)
  • 1 teaspoon horse radish
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 2 dashes fish sauce

Combine in a shaker pint, shaking vigorously to combine.

Combine 4:1 with vodka, shaken over ice and serve garnished with celery, etc.

Bloody Mary mix #1

Makes approximately 750mL of Bloody Mary mix.

This has an intense salty and savory flavor by itself which it is normally diluted into a cocktail.

Ingredients

  • 500mL V8 or tomato juice
  • 100mL beef broth
  • 50mL dry vermouth
  • 50mL Worcestershire sauce
  • 25mL soy sauce
  • 25mL lime juice
  • 6 dashes fish sauce
  • 6 dashes hot sauce
  • 2 tsp prepared horseradish
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • 1 tsp celery seed
  • ½ tsp ground oregano
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp granulated garlic
  • ½ tsp granulated onion
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • Salt to taste

Combine ingredients in a jar and shake well. Rest 30 minutes before serving to allow dry ingredients to rehydrate.

Store refrigerated up to 1 week.