Pour the kosher salt or lime-salt mix onto a small plate. Run the lime wedge around the rim of a highball or pint glass to moisten, then dip and rotate the rim in the salt until evenly coated. Set the glass aside.

Prepare garnishes: trim the celery stalk, cut a lime wheel, and thread any optional garnishes (olive, pickle, shrimp) onto a cocktail pick.

Mixing the Cocktail

Fill a cocktail shaker or mixing glass halfway with ice cubes.

Add vodka (2 oz), Blood Brothers Bloody Mary Mix — Mild (6 oz), fresh lime juice (0.5 oz), Worcestershire sauce (2 tsp), a dash of hot sauce if desired, and a dash of freshly ground black pepper into the shaker.

Secure the shaker lid and roll or shake gently 6–8 seconds to chill and combine. (For a slightly frothier texture, shake; for a smoother, less aerated drink, roll the mixture between two vessels or stir gently.)

Fill the prepared glass with fresh ice. Strain the mixed Bloody Mary into the glass over the ice.

Garnish with the celery stalk and lime wheel, and add any optional skewered garnish to the rim or rest on the glass. Serve immediately.