Barbecue Bloody Mary
Pat: It’s the last chapter of the book, right? Gina: It is. Pat: Our last chance to use barbecue sauce, right? Gina: Did we use it in the dessert chapter? Pat: I don’t think so. Gina: Well, okay, then. Neely’s Barbecue Sauce and your favorite spicy morning libation are a match made in heaven. Using robust vegetable juice like V8 (in place of tomato juice) helps balance out the flavor of the tangy sauce. To make a Virgin Mary, skip the vodka and add an extra squeeze or two of fresh lemon juice.
Recipe information
Yield
makes 2 potent drinks
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Combine the hot-pepper vodka, vegetable juice, Neely’s Barbecue Sauce, horseradish, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake well to combine.
Step 2
Moisten the edge of two tall glasses with a lemon wedge, then dip the rim into Neely’s Barbecue Seasoning. Pour the Bloody Mary into the glasses, filled with ice. Garnish each with a lemon round, a celery stalk, pickled okra, and an olive.
