Brine’s Bloody Mary Recipe

Name: Brine Seafood & Raw Bars Brine’s Bloody Mary Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz vodka; 4 oz tomato juice; 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 0.5 tsp prepared horseradish; 3 dashes hot sauce (e.g., Tabasco); 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 0.5 tsp celery salt; 0.5 oz pickle brine (from dill pickles); 0.25 oz simple syrup (optional, to balance acidity); 1 cup ice (for shaking and serving); 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning; 1 tsp coarse sea salt; 1 wedge fresh lemon wedges (for wetting rim); 1 stick celery stalk; 1 wedge lemon wedge; 1 each cocktail pick with garnish (optional: green olive, pickled okra, or cherry tomato)

Inspired by Brine Seafood & Raw Bar

Time8m

Serves1

House made recipe with old bay rim

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz vodka

4 oz tomato juice

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 tsp Original Worcestershire Sauce

1/2 tsp prepared horseradish

3 dashes hot sauce (e.g., Tabasco)

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/2 tsp celery salt

1/2 oz pickle brine (from dill pickles)

1/4 oz simple syrup (optional, to balance acidity)

1 cup ice (for shaking and serving)

Old Bay Rim

1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning

1 tsp coarse sea salt

1 wedge fresh lemon wedges (for wetting rim)

Garnish

1 stick celery stalk

1 wedge lemon wedge

1 each cocktail pick with garnish (optional: green olive, pickled okra, or cherry tomato)

Method

Old Bay Rim

Prepare rim

Spread Old Bay seasoning and coarse sea salt on a small shallow plate and mix evenly. Rub the lemon wedge around the outer rim of a highball or pint glass to wet it, then dip the rim into the Old Bay mixture while rotating the glass to create an even rim. Set glass aside.

Cocktail

Combine ingredients

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, prepared horseradish, hot sauce, freshly ground black pepper, celery salt, pickle brine, and simple syrup (if using).

Shake and chill

Secure the shaker lid and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds to chill, lightly dilute, and integrate the flavors. (Do not over-shake; a Bloody Mary is typically just shaken or rolled once.)

Strain and serve

Fill the prepared glass with fresh ice. Strain the cocktail into the glass over the ice. Taste and adjust: add an additional dash of hot sauce, a pinch more celery salt, or a splash more pickle brine to reach desired heat/savory balance.

Garnish

Garnish the drink with a celery stalk and a lemon wedge on the rim. If desired, thread an olive, pickled okra, or cherry tomato on a cocktail pick and rest it across the glass. Serve immediately with a straw.