Filthy Mary Recipe

Cook bacon

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Place two thick-cut bacon strips on a rack set over a baking sheet lined with foil. Bake 12–18 minutes until crisp but still slightly flexible for skewering. Remove and drain on paper towels; keep warm.

Assemble olive skewer

Skewer three blue cheese stuffed olives onto a cocktail pick. If you prefer a larger garnish, stack olives and one piece of cooked bacon folded over the skewer.

Trim and rinse the celery stalk; reserve for garnish. Cut a wedge from the lemon for the rim and garnish.

If rimming, rub the glass lip with the lemon wedge, then dip the edge into a shallow dish of coarse celery salt until a thin, even rim is formed.

Fill a tall Collins or pint glass with ice (about 1 cup).

Add Tito's Vodka (2 oz) and Filthy Bloody Mary mix (4 oz) into a cocktail shaker or mixing glass over the ice. Add fresh lemon juice (0.5 oz), Worcestershire sauce (2 tsp), 3 dashes hot sauce, celery salt (0.5 tsp), and freshly ground black pepper (1 tsp).

Stir the mixture gently for 15–20 seconds (do not vigorously shake — you want a slightly silky texture but not aerated). Alternatively, roll between two mixing glasses 3 times for extra dilution and chill.

Strain or pour the mixed cocktail into the prepared glass over fresh ice if you used a shaker. Top with an extra small dash of hot sauce or Worcestershire to taste.

Garnish by resting the celery stalk along the rim, placing the olive skewer across the top (or standing it upright if glass allows), and leaning one cooked bacon strip on the rim or spearing it with a separate pick. Add the lemon wedge on the rim.

Serve immediately with a straw and an additional napkin for the bacon garnish.