A Bloody Mary for New Year’s Day …
or, as I like to think of it, New Year’s Day brunch.
Because, when it comes down to it, this Bloody Mary recipe is one part mixed drink and two parts meal. Or is that three? Let’s count:
(one) asparagus speer; (two) bacon slice; and (three) and (four) blue cheese stuffed olives.
That sounds like a delicious New Year’s Day brunch to me. Washed down by a spicy Bloody Mary with Guinness Ale and horseradish and celery salt.
Yum.
You could also call this a New Year’s Day hair of the dog.
But I still like to call it New Year’s brunch.
Bloody Mary Recipe
12 ounces of Spicy V8 Tomato Juice
1.5 ounces vodka
1 ounce Guiness Ale
Old Bay Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1-2 teaspoons prepared horse radish
1 teaspoon Worcester Sauce
Tabasco Sauce (optional)
Lemon
Cut lemon into slices and rub along edge of glass. Dip rim of glass into Old Bay seasoning. Pour V8 into glass. Mix in Vodka, horseradish, celery salt, Worcester, and Tabasco (a few drops). Stir well. Pour Guinness Ale over top. Garnish with your favorite Bloody Mary brunch ingredients (asparagus or celery stick, cheese, meats, bacon, olives, etc.) and enjoy!
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Bloody Marys are my favorite drink for brunch. And yes, I think I would classify it as a meal too!
Thanks for the recipe….looks wonderful!….Happy New Year Linda!!!
Oh yum! I love BMs, and that looks like a feast! Happy New Year!
Well, that sound really gross when you read it, now doesn’t it??
Hi LInda, good looking drink and I love that you’re serving it up in the handled mason jars..
Really pretty pictures too.
Happy new year!
Love Bloody Marys! The perfect drink for New Year’s morning!
This is one mighty cocktail. Perfect for a New Year’s Day brunch!
This is one heck of a bloody mary recipe! I agree with you, lets call it a liquid brunch with those garnishes!
Wow Linda this look incredible! YUM! Happy New Year!
Oh, Linda, this looks so tasty! I have never had a Bloody Mary but I think I need to try one now using your recipe. Have a Happy New Year.
You are so funny! Yes Linda… I think it IS brunch in a glass. 😉
All the best for a wonderful New Year!
Wondering if should even comment, we’re such old people. Hubs can’t drink due to high blood pressure meds and me for Paxil. Looks like we’ll be missing all the fun.
Don’t do much for New Years either. I’d love to go to movie, get snack then home but who knows what hubs will want to do. If there’s even a movie we’d want to see. No sorry not Star Wars, not a fan.
Can you believe there’s a theater in Grand Junction that checks women’s purses to be sure not bringing in outside snacks. Don’t check guys pockets but do purses of female customers. Read about it in paper while back, people pretty darned up in arms. Have to figure out what I could wear to hide snacks from Family Dollar. Refuse to pay so much at theater.
What does your family do? One thing about living out further is doesn’t seem worth while to drive into town just for movie, can stay home to be comfy, eat whatever we want.
Hmmmm, sure smells good in our kitchen, hubs making Polska kilbasa stew, so yummy for supper tonight. Good for two meals at l;east.
Have great New Years.
well…cheers to you!
We had bloodies for Christmas Day and I may make them again for New Years Eve. We use a friends recipe that is quite involved, but I’m adding bacon to the recipe and wondering why I didn’t think of that? Maybe even bleu cheese stuffed olives? The one we have can only get better right? We use most of your included ingredients, and for the vokda – Absolut Peppar. Cheers.
This is one of my favorite cocktails! Looking forward to giving it a try! Happy New Year!
yummy! Looks great! Happy new Year!