30+ Out-Of-The-Box Bloody Mary Cocktail Recipes For Your Brunch Dates

by Randy Woodward May 06, 2020

Virgin Mary Recipe

The Bloody Mary is a blank canvas of sorts for drinks. It is essentially made of tomato juice, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and spices. There are no definite measurements - no need to use the jigger. Just throw in the basic ingredients that make it a Bloody Mary and experiment on the garnish and other ingredients to make it unique. This is the best thing about the Bloody Mary - no rules. Well, except that you avoid it as an evening drink. The concoction can do wonders to your digestion. You know what we mean.

The Bloody Mary is a serendipitous recipe popularly known to be created by Fernand Petiot from tomato juice and vodka in the 1920s. This drink was inspired by the Russian immigrants in Paris who needed some drink that would somehow tie them to their origin, hence, the vodka. Petiot, an American bartender at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, had no idea that the drink would make it big in the cocktail world. For a time, there has been a dispute as to who really created the cocktail as one George Jessel claimed to have created it, complete with the story as to for whom he named the cocktail.

When Petiot moved to New York City to work at the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel, the managers thought the name was a bit gory and decided to call it Red Snapper instead. However, the name did not stick. It turned out that it was the goriest name that made the drink.

The drink itself, however, did not captivate the New Yorkers because it was too calm for the patrons needing some kick. Petiot turned the notch up by experimenting until he came up with what is known now as the American classic, spiced with Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco, spices and salt. Despite earlier disputes as to who created it, the classic, as we know of today, though, had no doubt been perfected by Petiot.

Over the years, the Bloody Mary has seen more varied than it ever intended. Now, when people ask for a Bloody Mary, they are not only asking for a drink, they are asking for a meal. To accommodate all the ingredients you want to throw into the cocktail, the standard glass is a pint glass, wide enough for the bevy of garnishing you’ll add.

The Classic Bloody Mary

Although there are no hard rules for the Bloody Mary, it is best to stay on the conservative side of things. The medley of ingredients may not be as friendly if you overdo it.

Ingredients f2 dashes oor the Classic Bloody Mary Mix

Garnish:

Instruction to make

  1. Throw all the ingredients into a pint glass .
  2. Add ice and stir to combine.
  3. Top with your desired garnish.

Variations

Here are some out-of-the-box Bloody Mary recipes that will truly blow you away. If you are not an adventurous drinker, might as well stay clear from this interesting concoction. I hope we are interested in trying it, though. Where can you find a cocktail that is smothered by the garnish? Try the Bloody Mary to believe it.

For your ease, we grouped the recipes into breakfast, basic, innovative, and salad. Breakfast recipes have bread and bread-related ingredients on it. Basic recipes are a bit closer to the classic, without much garnish. Innovative is as much as it sounds, experimental at best, but stuck on anyway. The salad has toppings as the name suggests. Are you ready? Let’s go on an adventure named Bloody Mary!

Basic Bloody Mary Cocktail Recipes

Sriracha Bloody Mary

This recipe is among the few with the least number of ingredients. It doesn’t mean it’s not good, though. The simplicity of this recipe is what will make you appreciate the drink more.

Ingredients:

Instruction to make:

  1. In a tall glass , mix Bloody Mary mix, vodka, a splash of Worcestershire Sauce, Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, juice of half a lime and two drops of liquid smoke.
  2. Adjust amount of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce depending on the spiciness you prefer.

Don Julio’s Bloody Maria

Ingredients:

Garnish:

  • 1 Lemon wedge
  • Skewered cherry tomatoes

Instruction to make:

  1. Rim the highball glass by running a lemon wedge into it.
  2. Dip in finely cracked Soeos Whole Black Pepper .
  3. Fill the glass with ice and pour the Bloody Mary mix into it.
  4. Give it a stir and garnish.

Clean Mary

The only affinity this cocktail has to its namesake is the color.

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. Stirrings Bloody Mary Cocktail Mixer
  • 1 1/2 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
  • 1 tbsp. Stirrings Dirty Martini
  • 1 c. ice

Instruction to make

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add the Bloody Mary mixer, vodka and martini. Shake.
  3. Strain and serve in a cocktail glass.

Elixir Bloody Mary

The elixir juice here comes from the juices of the pickles used in this cocktail.

Ingredients:

Bloody Mary Mix

Garnish:

  1. 365 Everyday Value Baby Dill Pickles
  2. 365 Everyday Value Smokehouse Bacon
  3. Instruction to make
  4. Coat the rim of a pint glass with Old Bay Seasoning .
  5. Add the remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake lightly.
  6. Pour unstrained into the pint glass.
  7. For the garnish, roll a bacon unto a bamboo skewer. Bake it at 300oC for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. Stick the skewered bacon into the cocktail and add a baby dill pickle.

The Publican’s Bloody Mary

Does this drink have anything to do with the biblical times publican? However, this version was named, the fact remains that it is one interesting concoction with the addition of the anchovies.

Ingredients:

Bloody Mary Mix

Instruction to make

  1. Prepare the Bloody Mary mix
    1. Blend horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, mustard, and spices until completely smooth.
    2. Add lemon, lime, and tomato juice and continue blending.
    3. Add a tablespoon of vodka to preserve the freshness of the juices.
    4. Refrigerate and let marinate for Up to 3 days.
  2. To make the cocktail, add 6 oz of the Bloody Mary mix in a pint glass . Top with 2 oz of vodka. Garnish with pickles or crispy bacon strips.

Bloody Maria

Ingredients:

Bloody Mary Mix

For garnish

  1. 1 whole Nachos Pickled Jalapeno
  2. 1 celery stick
  3. Instruction to make
  4. Fill a cocktail shaker with about half-full of ice.
  5. Add all the Bloody Mary ingredients except the garnish.
  6. Shake until chilled, about 15 seconds.
  7. Strain into a large lowball glass half-filled with ice cubes.
  8. Garnish with the pickled jalapeño and celery stick.

Downhill Snapper

Ingredients:

Instruction to make

  1. In a large pitcher, combine fresh lime juice, fresh dill and honey.
  2. In a lowball glass , muddle the fresh dill.
  3. Add a little vodka to it for easier transfer into the pitcher.
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients into the pitcher and stir well.
  5. Serve in lowball glasses filled with ice.
  6. Garnish each with a rosemary sprig and lemon wedges.

Perfect Bloody Mary

This is a perfect canvas for your creativity to shine. Design your Bloody Mary with whatever garnishing you feel like eating with it. You can serve it with a straw as there is no flavored rimming.

Ingredients:

Bloody Mary Mix

Instruction to make

  1. Blend together the chopped horseradish, Worcestershire, celery seeds, and tomato juice.
  2. Season with lemon juice, lime juice, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
  3. Combine 6 ounces of the mix with 2 ounces of vodka into a pint glass . Serve with lots of ice and garnishing.

Breakfast Bloody Mary Cocktail Recipes

We know you skipped breakfast so you can indulge in these breakfast Bloody Marys. These recipes will surely make you love that decision. So totally worth it!

Best Cheeseburger Bloody Mary

This cheeseburger is so good it feels bad that they are so small.

Ingredients:

Bloody Mary Mix

For Rimming

For Garnish

Instruction to make

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Make the drink:
  3. In a large pitcher , combine all the ingredients for the Bloody Mary Mix. Stir to mix well.
  4. On a small plate, combine the salt and sesame seeds.
  5. Rim the pint glasses by rubbing a lemon wedge on it and dipping it in the salt mixture.
  6. Make the buns:
  7. Roll out the biscuit dough, cut into quarter and roll into small balls..
  8. Brush with butter and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Make the burgers:
  10. In a small bowl, combine the ground beef with salt and pepper. Form into patties.
  11. Heat vegetable oil, heat vegetable oil over medium heat
  12. Cook the beef patties, 4 minutes on each side. Cook to a golden brown
  13. Top each patty with a cheese slice. Cover with a lid and lower the fire. Cook until the cheese melts.
  14. Assemble the garnish:
  15. Skewer a cherry tomato, bottom bun, burger, pickle chips and top bun.
  1. Place in drink and serve.

Grilled Cheese Bloody Mary

Who can say no to grilled cheese sandwiches and bacon?

Ingredients:

For Bloody Mary Mix

For the Cheeseburger

Instruction to make:

To make the Bloody Mary Mix

  1. In a large pitcher , combine all the Bloody Mary mix ingredients and season generously with pepper.

To make the cheeseburger

  1. Cook bacon until crisp in a nonstick skillet for about 8 minutes on low heat. Drain on a paper towel- lined plate. Wipe skillet clean.
  2. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Make a sandwich by adding a generous slice of cheese and another slice of bread.
  3. Using the same skillet, cook the sandwiches over medium heat until the cheese melts, about 4-5 minutes on each side.
  4. Cut the sandwiches into 4 triangles.
  5. Rim four pint glasses with a lemon wedge and dip in Old Bay.
  6. Serve the Bloody Mary in a pint glass with lots of ice.
  7. Top with bacon, cheeseburger and a pickle.

Cheeseburger Bloody Mary

This is the most conservative cheeseburger Bloody Mary in this list. A few basic ingredients for the cheeseburger and the drink itself.

Ingredients:

Cheeseburger :

Bloody Mary Ingredients:

Instruction to make:

1. Make the cheeseburger:
  • Combine the beef patty ingredients and form into into small patties. Set aside the Dijon mustard and lettuce leaves for assembling later.
  • Bake at 400oC until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Top the warm burgers with a slice of cheddar cheese.
  • Slice the mini buns and warm it in the oven for about 2 minutes on each side. Spread one side with Dijon mustard.
  • Assemble the cheeseburger by putting together the burger and lettuce leaves on the warmed buns.
  • Assemble the cheeseburger on a skewer by adding first a cherry tomato, the cheeseburger and three Vlasic Bread Butter Pickle Chips .

2. Assemble the Bloody Mary in a pint glass . Throw in all the ingredients and add ice. Stir to combine.
3. Serve with the skewered cheeseburger, lime wedge and a few olives.

Waffle Topper Bloody Mary

Not fond of bread for breakfast? Here’s a to-die for waffle and cheese topper to go with your favorite Bloody Mary.

Ingredients:

Bloody Mary Mix

Instruction to make

  • Bloody Mary Mix
    1. Add all the ingredients in a pitcher .
    2. Shake or stir well.
    3. Place in the fridge to chill and let all the flavors come together.
  • Bloody Mary Cocktail
    1. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add approximately 2 oz bacon vodka and the Bloody Mary mix.
    2. Stir well. Garnish with a lime.
  • Grilled Cheese Topper
    1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Prepare your waffle in advance. Keep it warm in a food warmer until ready to use.
    3. Cut each of the waffles in half on a diagonal so you have 3 triangles.
    4. Remove the casing from your sausage and form it into a patty. Cook in a skillet over medium heat until cooked through.
    5. Cook the bacon until crispy on the same skillet with the sausage patty.
    6. Place the triangle waffles on a parchment lined baking tray. Top each with some shredded cheese.
    • For the waffle bacon topper, place the Canadian bacon on one waffle. Top with egg and more shredded cheese.
    • For the waffle patty topper, place a patty on another waffle, and top with shredded cheese.
    • Place everything in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted.
    • Assemble the waffle cheeseburger while the cheese is hot to keep it together. The Canadian Bacon and fried egg go on the bottom, the waffle with the Sausage Patty goes in the middle and the last one goes on top.
    • To Assemble Topper
    1. Using two skewers, skewer the waffle cheeseburger to make it more stable.
    2. Stick it to the Bloody Mary served in a pint glass

    Salad Bloody Mary Cocktail Recipes

    Here’s Bloody Mary recipes that will help you keep in shape, weight watchers. Go out with your friends and enjoy without much of the guilt.

    Pickled Bloody Mary Shooters

    Who loves pickles? Scratch the glass, they are so overrated. This Bloody Mary is served in carved-out pickles for that extra yummy experience.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    Make pickle shot glasses:

    1. Cut a whole pickle in half, crosswise.
    2. Cut off the rounded end, carefully to cut just enough so the pickle stands on its bottom without leaking the cocktail.
    3. Carefully scoop out the middle of each pickle to form a well.
    4. Rim with Old Bay Seasoning. Set aside.

    Make the Bloody Mary

    1. In a large pitcher , combine all the Bloody Mary ingredients. Stir until combined.
    2. Pour into pickle shot glasses and garnish with celery leaves.

    Dill Pickle Bloody Mary

    This Bloody Mary just gets more interesting with the pickle juice ice. It just makes this recipe unique. You will surely love it.

    Ingredients:

    For the Garnish

    Instruction to make:

    1. Fill an ice tray with cornichon pickle juice and freeze overnight.
    2. In a large pitcher , combine tomato juice, vodka, Worcestershire, horseradish, hot sauce, lemon juice, and pepper.
    3. On a small plate, stir together salt and chili powder.
    4. Run a lemon wedge around the rim of glasses and dip them in the salt mixture.
    5. Add pickle cubes to the pint glasses and fill with Bloody Mary mixture.
    6. Garnish with celery, dill, cornichons, and a lemon wedge.

    Dirty Marys

    Delicious bacon paired with several kinds of pickles. Just the garnish will practically let you drool over it.

    Ingredients:

    For Garnish

    Instruction to make:

    1. Wet the rims of the pint glasses with some lime juice. Dip in salt and set aside.
    2. Add tequila, tomato juice, lime juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and horseradish to glass, then stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
    3. Garnish with celery, bacon, pickles, and jalapeños.

    Everything Bagel Bloody Mary

    Poppy seeds, toasted sesame seeds, dried garlic and onions - that’s about all the sensations that you get from Everything Bagel Seasoning. Add as a rim to the glass for the Bloody Mary and it’s perfect.

    Ingredients:

    For the Bloody Mary

    For the Garnishes

    Instruction to make:

    Make the Bloody Mary:

    1. In a cocktail shaker , muddle together celery seeds, prepared horseradish and lemon juice.
    2. Pour in tomato juice, vodka, Worcestershire, salt, pepper and sriracha. Shake with some ice until chilled, about 15 seconds.
    3. Rim two pint glasses by rubbing a lemon wedge on it.
    4. Dip and twist into Everything Bagel Seasoning mixture until rims are covered in mixture.
    5. Fill glasses with ice; pour Bloody Mary mixture over ice.
    6. Garnish with celery stalks, dill pickles, chopped bell peppers, olives and lemon slices. Serve immediately.


    Classic Bloody Caesar

    Take your favorite Bloody Mary with this version with clam stock and aquavit, a digestif from Scandinavia. The clam does the trick here because aquavit pairs really well with seafood.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Mix everything in a pitcher and refrigerate for 2 hours.
    2. Pour into a Collins glasses over ice.
    3. Garnish with a long stick of celery and a steamed clam.

    Bloody Roman

    Here’s a guy version of the Bloody Mary, using beer instead of vodka. Oysters? Bring it on!

    Ingredients:

    Roman Mix

    For Garnishing

    Instruction to make:

    Make the Roman Mix:

    1. Pulse the tomato in a food processor.
    2. Add the capers, chilis, shallot, peppers, fish sauce, vinegar and Aleppo pepper, and stir well.
    3. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.

    To assemble the cocktail:

    1. Place 2 olives in each of 6 pint glasses .
    2. Pour half a bottle of beer into each glass and top with the Roman Mix, divided evenly among the glasses.
    3. Place 2 shucked oysters with their liquor in each glass and garnish with an additional olive, a Serrano chili and a few chili threads.

    The Ultimate Bloody Mary I

    This Bloody Mary is an overload for the senses.

    Ingredients:

    Bloody Mary mix:

    Garnishes:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Add all of the cocktail ingredients into your cocktail shaker .
    2. Fill with ice and shake for 10 seconds.
    3. Pour the entire contents of the shaker into a black lava salt-rimmed pint glass .
    4. Arrange the garnish around the rim of the glass.

    The Ultimate Bloody Mary II

    The garnish on this Bloody Mary is a lot tamer than the other ultimate recipe on this list.

    Ingredients:

    Bloody Mary Mix

    Garnish ideas:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Rim two (16-20 oz) glasses with a piece of fresh lemon.
    2. Dip the glass rims into some Old Bay seasoning on a saucer.
    3. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Fill glasses halfway with ice.
    4. Mix all of the ingredients together in a separate pitcher , stir it up well.
    5. Pour mixture into your cocktail shaker, one batch at a time.
    6. Garnish the cocktail with the dill spears, stuffed olives, pepperoncini, shrimp, celery stalks and a lemon slice.


    Innovative Bloody Mary Recipes

    Spicy BLT Green Bloody Mary

    Is it blood if it is green? C’mon, this is a totally out of the box idea for a Bloody Mary because it’s green! Interesting? I say, it’s crazy delicious!

    Ingredients:

    Green Bloody Mary Mix

    For Garnish:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Puree the green tomatoes, vinegar, parsley, cucumber chunks, lime juice, Worcestershire and jalapeno in a blender until smooth.
    2. Add the horseradish and the vodka and stir well. Season with kosher salt.
    3. Transfer the cocktail into pint glasses half-filled with ice.
    4. Garnish with Romaine lettuce, crispy strips of bacon, cherry tomatoes and lemon wedges.

    Wasabi Bloody Mary

    Who’s up for something extra spicy? Tabasco, plus wasabi is double whammy spicy. That extra bite of wasabi on the rim just does it. Garnish with a starfruit and you got yourself a star of Bloody Marys.

    Ingredients:

    Rimming

    Instruction to make:

    1. Mix the rimming spices in a flat plate.
    2. Wet the rim of the pint glass with lime juice and dip the rim into the rimming mixture.
    3. Fill a pint glass with the tomato juice and add the wasabi. Mix well until all the wasabi is dissolved.
    4. Add the vodka, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice.
    5. Stir with a long spoon.
    6. Garnish with a pinch of sesame seeds and skewered green olives and starfruit.

    Flaming Hot Red Bloody Mary

    Here’s a fun way to make your favorite Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into something even better.

    Ingredients:

    For the Rimming

    For the Bloody Mary

    For the Garnish

    Instruction to make:

    Rimming the glass:

    1. On a small, shallow plate, stir to combine crushed Flamin” Hot Cheetos and lime zest. Do not overdo the zest.
    2. Rub the lime wedge around the rims of three glasses. Dip the rims in Cheeto mixture to coat.

    Assemble the Bloody Mary

    1. In a a large pitcher , stir together Bloody Mary ingredients and season generously with pepper. Stir to combine well.
    2. Add ice to pint glasses and fill with Bloody Mary mixture.
    3. Garnish with pickle spears, celery stalks, lime wedges, and a small handful of Cheetos. Serve with straws.

    Bloody Mary Popsicles

    It’s summer and it’s hot. Cool down with a popsicle and get a boost of energy with this Bloody Mary Popsicle. Cold but spicy? Crazy!

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Combine Bloody Mary mix and vodka in a cocktail shaker . Shake well.
    2. Pour into popsicle holders. Do not fill up all of the way–leave about 1/2″ to the top.
    3. Place lime slice in the middle of each popsicle.
    4. Freeze for 20 minutes or until it begins the process of setting. Place celery and popsicle stick in the middle.
    5. Freeze for another 90 minutes or until set.
    6. Run under warm water for 1-2 minutes until popsicles easily come out. Dust with margarita salt.

    Green Tomato Bloody Mary

    Don’t stop with tomatoes for your green Bloody Mary. Recruit some Mexican favorite - the tomatillo! Spice up with some mango-habanero hot sauce and you’re way to the top of the Bloody Mary ladder. Really hope to be seeing more of this.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Boil water enough to cover the tomatoes and tomatillos. Add salt to season.
    2. Drop the tomatoes and tomatillos when the water is at a rolling boil. Drain in a colander.
    3. Drop the cooked tomatoes and tomatillos in iced water. Drain after a while.
    4. Process tomatoes, tomatillos, green onions, and next seven ingredients in a blender until smooth.
    5. Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher , discarding solids. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.

    Alfresco Bloody Mary

    Try the sweeter version of the Bloody Mary using strawberry juice.

    Ingredients:

    Bloody Mary Mix

    For the Strawberry Juice

    Instruction to make:

    Make the strawberry juice:

    1. Blend fresh strawberries, pepperoncini peppers and water until pureed.
    2. Make the balsamic syrup:
    3. Bring the sugar and water to a boil, then simmer until sugar dissolves and turns amber in color.
    4. Simmer the vinegar in a separate saucepan.
    5. Once the syrup is amber, slowly add the heated vinegar. Simmer together for about 5 minutes to thicken the syrup. Let cool.

    Assemble the cocktail

    1. In a shaker, add the vodka, juice and syrup, then shake.
    2. Pour into a wine glass.
    3. Garnish with a pepperoncini and a strawberry.


    Yellow Bell Pepper Mary

    You’ve seen red, green and now, here’s the yellow made with a bevy of yellow and delicious ingredients. Plan ahead though, some of the ingredients may be seasonal.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Rim a highball glass with black lava salt by dipping it into lemon juice then the salt.
    2. Mix everything in a pitcher and refrigerate for 2 hours.
    3. Pour into highball glasses over ice.
    4. Garnish with a wedge of pineapple.

    Maria Verde

    Go Mexican with the version of Bloody Mary using tequila and tomatillo juice for this insanely green cocktail.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Mix everything in a pitcher and refrigerate for 2 hours.
    2. Pour into highball glasses over ice.
    3. Garnish with a long cucumber slice.

    Tomato Bloody Mary

    Try this amazingly delicious Bloody Mary served in a tomato cup. Yes, that’s right! Perfectly rimmed with salt, you’ll surely love it.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make

    1. Mix together all the ingredients in a spouted jar, except the tomato juice. Add ice and tomato juice. Mix again.
    2. Cut the top of a large tomato. Scoop out the core and seeds out.
    3. Rim the tomato with salt.
    4. Pour in the Bloody Mary .
    5. Garnish with lime wedge, rosemary sprig and mint leaves.

    Crispy Bloody Mary Bombs

    Cherry tomatoes marinated in vodka, breaded and fried to a crisp to top your Bloody Mary cocktail. Also great to serve on its own for a spiked snack on cocktail parties.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. With a toothpick, poke 4-5 holes per cherry tomato. Put it in a medium bowl and set aside.
    2. Mix together the lemon juice, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce and vodka.
    3. Transfer the vodka mixture into the bowl with the cherry tomatoes.
    4. Let steep for at least 2 hours.

    Prepare the breading:

    1. Season the egg with Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce.
    2. Season the panko bread crumbs with black pepper, cajun spice and celery salt. Mix well.
    3. Dip the cherry tomatoes into the flour, then egg, then the bread crumbs.
    4. Deep fry the breaded tomatoes until golden brown.
    5. Add a squeeze of lemon to the deep-fried tomatoes.
    6. Mix the tomato ketchup with the hot sauce. Drizzle over the breaded tomatoes.
    7. Skewer and serve with a Bloody Mary Cocktail.

    Bloody Mary Sorbet

    Get cooled down with this spiked sorbet from your favorite Bloody Mary cocktail recipe.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Make a simple syrup using the sugar and water. Let cool.
    2. Add the tomato juice and vodka to the syrup.
    3. Season the mixture with the Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, celery salt, lemon juice and hot sauce.
    4. Transfer into a freezer-safe container.
    5. Freeze overnight, stirring halfway so it will not be too hard.
    6. Put 2 scoops of the Bloody Mary sorbet in a coupe glass. Garnish with a mint leaves.

    Basil Hayden Bloody Mary

    Wasabi powder takes this Bloody Mary into a new level. And this uses bourbon instead of vodka so expect a duller red Bloody Mary for this one.

    Ingredients:

    Garnish:

    • Celery stalk, lime wedge and blue cheese-stuffed olives
    • Lime wedge
    • Blue cheese-stuffed olives
    Instruction to make:
    1. Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a pint glass and coat with celery salt.
    2. Fill with ice and add 2 dashes of celery salt and the remaining ingredients except the tomato juice.
    3. Fill with tomato juice and stir well.
    4. Garnish with a celery stalk, lime wedge and blue cheese-stuffed olives.

    Bloody Mary Pickles

    Who says Bloody Mary should just be cocktail? We included this spiked pickle inspired by the famous cocktail. You can even use this as a garnish for your BM cocktails.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Pack cucumbers, lemon rounds, and garlic into a 16-oz. mason jar.
    2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine tomato juice, lemon juice, horseradish, peppercorns, salt, and hot sauce.
    3. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vodka.
    4. Pour over cucumbers. Let cool completely, then seal with lid and refrigerate until cold.

    Virgin Mary Recipe

    For those who do not want to miss the fun, but cannot have alcoholic drinks, try this one. Made with Yuzu juice, a fruit from Japan that traces its roots to the mandarin orange. Add some fresh tomato and watermelon for a totally oriental experience.

    Ingredients:

    Instruction to make:

    1. Mix everything in a pitcher and refrigerate for 2 hours.
    2. Pour into long glasses over ice.
    3. Garnish with celery, olives and lemon wedge.

    Our Verdict

    Easiest Recipe

    Our vote for the easiest recipe is the Clean Mary, although it is not a true Bloody Mary but it tastes almost the same as the true Bloody Mary because of the Bloody Mary Mixer used here.

    Fanciest Recipe

    The fanciest recipe is undeniably the Waffle Topper Bloody Mary. Easy on the eye without being overwhelming. Plus the waffles are truly to die for.

    Most Innovative Recipe

    The most innovative recipe goes to the Crispy Tomato Bloody Mary! The crispy breading and the play of the flavors in the spiked tomato got us. You have to try this.

    Most Delicious Recipe

    The most delicious? Hands down to the Ultimate Bloody Mary. Sky's the limit in this cocktail and it’s a bit mind-blowing too! Bagel, seafoods, cold cuts and cured meat, this Bloody Mary cocktail recipe is really a treat for the senses.

    More Brunch Ideas

    There you go, some brunch cocktail ideas that will blow your mind. Planning for a Sunday brunch date with your friends is easy as 1-2-3 with a Bloody Mary bar . For decorating ideas and recipes for that brunch party you are planning, check out here.

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