When it comes to choosing a mass-market tomato juice for bloodies, it's basically either V-8 or Clamato. You can like both, of course, but you should really pick a side.
I've always preferred V-8's salty viscosity over Clamato's more quaffable lightness, though both make a fine bloody in a pinch. V-8 is kind of like the A-1 steak sauce of supermarket-stocked vegetable drinks; even if it's not the best mary mixer out there, it's still pretty damn good.
V-8 has seized upon its alpha juice status by launching a website called the Bloody Mary Society, which assembles bloodies inspired by cities around the country. Most are considerably more labor-intensive than merely adding a shot of vodka to your V-8 on ice and augmenting with worcestershire, black pepper and/or horseradish.
That'll do just fine, but these five freaky bloodies are for adventurous types who want to kick it up a notch.
I've always preferred V-8's salty viscosity over Clamato's more quaffable lightness, though both make a fine bloody in a pinch. V-8 is kind of like the A-1 steak sauce of supermarket-stocked vegetable drinks; even if it's not the best mary mixer out there, it's still pretty damn good.
V-8 has seized upon its alpha juice status by launching a website called the Bloody Mary Society, which assembles bloodies inspired by cities around the country. Most are considerably more labor-intensive than merely adding a shot of vodka to your V-8 on ice and augmenting with worcestershire, black pepper and/or horseradish.
That'll do just fine, but these five freaky bloodies are for adventurous types who want to kick it up a notch.
