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Halloween Bloody Mary

This festive Bloody Mary features a vibrant red tomato base with eerie garnishes and spooky accents. It involves mixing spicy tomato juice with seasonings and garnishing with creepy olives, pickled vegetables, and rim salts, resulting in a visually striking and flavorful cocktail with a smooth, slightly thickened texture. The drink's appearance is hauntingly red, with ghoulish decorations enhancing its spooky appeal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Halloween
Calories: 120
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz tomato juice preferably chilled
  • 1 oz vodka optional for alcoholic version
  • 0.5 oz Worcestershire sauce adds depth and umami
  • 0.25 oz hot sauce adjust to taste
  • pinch celery salt for rim and flavor
  • pinch black pepper freshly ground
  • 1 slice lemon wedge for garnish and flavor
  • 1 green olive pitted for garnish
  • 1 cucumber pickle or mini pickled vegetable for garnish
  • black sea salt for rimming glass optional, for a spooky rim
  • beet juice to taste beet juice for extra vampiric color if needed

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker or mixing glass
  • Bar spoon
  • Rim plate for salt
  • Strainer
  • Highball glass

Method
 

  1. Begin by preparing your glass: spread some black sea salt or regular salt on a small plate. Rub a lemon wedge around the rim of your highball glass and dip it into the salt to create a sinister salted rim. Set aside.
  2. In a cocktail shaker or mixing glass, pour in the chilled tomato juice. Add the vodka if using, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, freshly ground black pepper, and a pinch of celery salt for that layered flavor.
  3. Secure the lid or use a stirring spoon to gently mix all the ingredients, pressing gently to combine the flavors together. If you want a slightly more vivid red, add a few drops of beet juice and stir again until the color is deep and ominous.
  4. Fill your prepared glass with ice cubes, creating a cold, frosty base for your spooky drink.
  5. Strain the Bloody Mary mixture into the glass, ensuring a smooth pour that allows the rich red hue to settle and linger visually.
  6. Garnish your haunted beverage with a pitted green olive on a cocktail pick, a mini pickled vegetable, and a lemon wedge on the rim for a ghoulish look. Feel free to add a little extra beet juice on top to enhance the blood-red effect if desired.
  7. Serve immediately with a straw or a stirrer, and enjoy your chilling Halloween Bloody Mary—look for visual horror and flavor that deepen with each sip.

Notes

For an extra spooky touch, rim the glass with black sea salt and add creepy garnishes like plastic spiders or floating eyeballs. Adjust spice levels and garnishes to suit your haunted celebration.