Bloody Recipe

Name: Biscuit Love Gulchs Bloody Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz vodka; 4 oz tomato juice (preferably thick-quality/Clamato-style); 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 3 dashes hot sauce (eg. Tabasco); 0.5 tsp prepared horseradish; 0.25 tsp celery salt; 6 grinds freshly ground black pepper; 0.125 tsp smoked paprika; 1 cup ice; 3 pieces peppadew peppers (jarred, pickled); 1 piece cocktail pick; 1 stick celery stalk (for garnish, optional); 1 piece lemon wheel

Inspired by Biscuit Love Gulch

Time8m

Serves1

Spicy Mix & Vodka, Garnished with Peppadew, Pickled

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz vodka

4 oz tomato juice (preferably thick-quality/Clamato-style)

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 tsp Original Worcestershire Sauce

3 dashes hot sauce (eg. Tabasco)

1/2 tsp prepared horseradish

1/4 tsp celery salt

6 grinds freshly ground black pepper

1/8 tsp Smoked paprika

1 cup ice

Garnish & Pickle

3 pieces peppadew peppers (jarred, pickled)

1 piece cocktail pick

1 stick celery stalk (for garnish, optional)

1 piece lemon wheel

Method

Cocktail

Chill glass

Fill a highball or pint glass with ice and set aside to chill while you mix the drink.

Combine ingredients

In a cocktail shaker or mixing glass, add vodka, tomato juice, fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, prepared horseradish, celery salt, smoked paprika, and several grinds of freshly ground black pepper.

Add ice and mix

Add a cup of ice to the shaker or mixing glass. Roll or gently shake the mixture 6–8 seconds to chill and mildly aerate (shaking will make it slightly frothier; rolling preserves texture). Do not over-dilute.

Prepare serving glass

Discard the ice used to chill the glass and fill the glass with fresh ice.

Strain and finish

Strain the mixed Bloody into the prepared glass over the fresh ice. Taste and adjust: add another dash of hot sauce for heat, a tiny pinch more celery salt for savory lift, or 0.25 oz lemon juice for brightness if needed. Finish with 4–6 additional grinds of black pepper on top.

Garnish & Pickle

Skewer peppadews

Thread 2–3 jarred, pickled peppadew peppers onto a cocktail pick. If desired, add the lemon wheel on the pick as well.

Assemble garnish

Place the peppadew skewer across the rim of the glass or rest it on top of the ice. Add a celery stalk to the glass for stirring and aroma, and tuck the lemon wheel on the rim.

Serve

Serve immediately while cold. Advise the drinker that the peppadews are pickled and spicy-sweet — they can be eaten between sips to add bursts of flavor.