True Wisconsin Bloody Mary

True Wisconsin Bloody Mary

This is my Wisconsin version of a classic Bloody Mary drink. On special occasions, garnish with skewered bite-sized pieces of Wisconsin Cheddar, Monterey Jack, pepperoni, salami, green olives, or cocktail shrimp. Best when consumed before noon.

Prep Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
5 mins
Servings:
1

Ingredients

  • 4 ice cubes
  • 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka
  • 3 pimento-stuffed green olives
  • 1 tablespoon brine from olive jar
  • ½ teaspoon celery salt, plus more for garnish
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 dashes hot pepper sauce (e.g. Texas Pete's)
  • 1 cup tomato and clam juice cocktail
  • 1 stalk celery, with leaves

Directions

Step 1
Fill a large tumbler with ice cubes. Pour in vodka, then add olives and brine. Season with celery salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Top with tomato and clam juice cocktail. Stir with celery stalk and leave in as a garnish. Sprinkle with additional celery salt before serving.

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    • 16 years ago

    This is the best. This is the same recipe I use, but instead of olives/olive juice I use pickles and pickle juice. But hey, I am from Wisconsin and I love Clamato in my bloody mary! Cheers

    • 16 years ago

    I just made this recipe last night, and it was the BEST! I made it exactly the same except I used zesty pickle juice and pickles instead. Mostly because I was out of olives. Will definately try olive juice though. Maybe it is a Wisconsin thing, but I always love Clamato the best. :o) If you like a very thick V8 style bloody mary, this is probably not for you though. I added slightly less hot sauce the second time, because I found it to be a bit spicey for my taste. If you do not like them very spicey add the hot sauce to taste. We are having bloody marys this weekend, so my husband wanted me to make pitchers of this recipe for everyone! I will use this recipe over and over! Enjoy!

    • 16 years ago

    Very Tasty. The only thing it is missing is the horseradish. The shrimp reminds me of the most wonderful Bloody Mary we had in Newport Beach, Calif. a few years back!! Gotta have a Giant Shrinp. Thanks.

    • 16 years ago

    Excellent recipe, the only thing I do differently is also add a dash of steak sauce as well.

    • 15 years ago

    Great recipe. I like a shot of beer on the side thrown in after half the bloody mary is gone.

    • 15 years ago

    It’s a traditional “Caesar” in Canada. Now I know how to order it when I’m visiting the US.

    • 15 years ago

    Love the “mary’s” … but for me, a healthy dose of horse radish is a must. Also like to use 1/2 V8 & 1/2 Clamato…and add Old Bay Seasoning (for my East coast hubby) — then add a beef stick and a small chaser of beer…life is good!

    • 15 years ago

    Perfect! I used a pickle instead of celery stalk! Yum!

    • 15 years ago

    I’m from Wisconsin and I make my bloody’s exactly like this (different garnishes of course – try a jalapeno pickled green bean!) except for one glaring omission: BEER! Add a splash of beer (from Wisconsin) for the true Wisconsin Bloody.

    • 14 years ago

    I may have this for dinner tonight. This sounds wonderful (kidding about dinner) but I will make one tonight.

    • 14 years ago

    I used a can of V8 juice and followed everything else exact. (absolut citron for the vodka). Perfect Bloody Mary!

    • 14 years ago

    best ever

    • 14 years ago

    This is called a Caesar, without the olives.

    • 14 years ago

    Simple, and amazing!!! Im never buying Mrs T’s again!!! My wife is going to love these!!

    • 14 years ago

    On my list for Xmas entertaining. Only change will be using Mott’s Clamato Juice instead of Tomato Juice. That’s the preferred all over Canada.

    • 14 years ago

    On my list for Xmas entertaining. Only change will be using Mott’s Clamato Juice instead of Tomato Juice. That’s the preferred all over Canada.

    • 14 years ago

    needs a pickle, otherwise perfect

    • 14 years ago

    This is a very popular Canadian Caesar with olives added. Try adding 2 oz. of dill pickle juice insted of the olive juice. We call it a dill pickle caesar or add beef brovil and we call it a western caesar.

    • 14 years ago

    Up here in Canada, this is called a “Caesar”. A Bloody Mary uses only tomato juice, not the clam/tomato kind. Just thought I’d offer that tidbit :). This is a tasty version of it!

    • 14 years ago

    almost like a JEP’s Bloody only missing the side of Beer, peppercini pepper, green pepper, pickle. long green onion and cherry pepper…plus the garlic salt and kitchen aid but close. Don’t wish JEP’s was still open!

    • 14 years ago

    The secret to any good Bloody Mary is to pour in enough dill sauce to cover the bottom of the empty tumbler, and then proceed with the other ingredients and directions.

    • 14 years ago

    As some reviewers have said, this is not really a bloody mary – it’s what we call a caesar in Canada. Essentially a bloody mary with clamato juice instead of tomato juice. I guess Wisconsin bloody marys are actually caesars…

    • 14 years ago

    It’s basically a bloody Ceasar with olives…yummy!

    • 14 years ago

    ADD HORSERADISH

    • 13 years ago

    As a Wisconsin bartender, I can attest that this recipe is quite authentic.

    In Madison, we often substitute a pickle for the celery garnish, and pickle brine in addition to the olive brine.

    Beer (especially a good stout) is a good addition, but I think beer is best served separately with the bloody as a chaser.

    • 13 years ago

    Best bloody I’ve found so far! Probably the MSG (nom nom nom). But still, it’s hard not to fiddle with. I like to use Sriracha for the hot sauce, add some garlic powder or pressed garlic, cocktail onions and/or brine, garlic-stuffed olives, and the occasional cilantro shredlets.

    If you like this, you should really try a Michelada – Allrecipes has a version!

    • 13 years ago

    Yum Yumm!! Me likey!!

    • 12 years ago

    Alright, it’s sort of authentic. I bartend in Green Bay and I make mine a little differently. I build mine in this order:
    Ice,
    5 shakes celery salt,
    Squeeze of juice from one lemon wedge,
    5 shakes Worcestershire,
    2 drops steak sauce,
    3 drops Tabasco,
    2 shakes Old Bay Seasoning,
    *Vodka,
    Tomato juice (stir after adding or Worcestershire will pool at bottom),
    2 fresh olives,
    2 shrimp,
    1 beef stick,
    1 stick Colby-Jack Cheese,
    1 pickle, and
    1 fresh lemon wedge
    – That’s an authentic Wisconsin brunch Bloody!

    • 12 years ago

    It’s “okay” I guess. I live in Milwaukee and to anyone who lives here- you can’t visit the city without going to Cafe Benelux in the third ward area and try their “Stinkin Rose” bloody Mary. Mix is made from scratch. Uses fermented vodka, garnished with beef stick (made in Wisconsin of course), shrimp, pickled green beans, cheese, olives. I do however like how simple this recipe is if you don’t have a lot of time to make your mix from fresh tomatoes.

    • 9 years ago

    My favorite Bloody Mary recipe ever! Thanks!

    • 8 years ago

    This is a Caesar. It’s a popular Canadian cocktail.

    • 8 years ago

    Try this w/ cucumber vodka. Delish!

    • 7 years ago

    This Bloody Mary recipe is almost exact to the one I make. The only difference is I use Jalape?o stuffed olives and a lime wedge. Absolutely the best.

    • 7 years ago

    We enjoyed this immensely! It is far from our standard Bloody Mary recipe, but we will no doubt make these again. The Clamato was refreshing, light, and a good base for the balance of the ingredients. I recommend this for those who like subtle change with a touch of the standard.

    • 4 years ago

    This is exactly the flavor I was looking for. A neighbor gave me some pickles that were spicy but to salty. I used the brine for this recipe. Delicious!!

    • 3 years ago

    If I could give this ten stars,I surely would! This is my Go-To from now on. I absolutely love this drink and only sometimes and a spicy pickled green bean to it. Smitten!

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