Classic Bloody Mary

Prep time: 5 min
Servings: 1
Yield: 1 servings

Description

This classic Bloody Mary is made from scratch with vodka, tomato juice, and simple seasonings for a savory, spicy cocktail perfect for brunch.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sea salt, or as needed
ice cubes, as needed
3/4 cup spicy tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)
1 (1 1/2 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

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Pour salt onto a small plate. Moisten the rim of a glass and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
3 Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes; add vegetable juice cocktail, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake until the outside of shaker has frosted, about 20 seconds.
4 Strain Bloody Mary into the prepared glass. Garnish with celery stalk and olives.
5 Enjoy!