Ingredients

1 teaspoon sea salt, or as needed
ice cubes, as needed
¾ cup spicy tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 stalk celery
2 garlic-stuffed green olives, threaded onto a toothpick

Directions

– Gather all ingredients.

– Pour salt onto a small plate. Moisten the rim of a glass and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.

– Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes; add vegetable juice cocktail, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake until the outside of shaker has frosted, about 20 seconds.

– Strain Bloody Mary into the prepared glass. Garnish with celery stalk and olives.

Enjoy!

Margarita Ingredients

This margarita recipe is incredibly simple to make with just a few ingredients:

• Tequila: Use a good quality 100% agave white tequila.
• Triple Sec: Use a high-quality triple sec for the best results.
• Lime: You’ll need freshly squeezed lime juice, plus lime slices for garnishing.
• Salt: Use coarse salt for the rim of the glass.

How to Make a Margarita

When you make a margarita you’ll want to follow Chef John’s 4:3:2 ratio — which is different from the classic 3:2:1 ratio for a margarita. You’ll find the full recipe below, but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make the perfect margarita recipe: Combine tequila, triple sec, and lime juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until the outside of the shaker is frosted, then strain into a prepared glass.

Ingredients

1 fluid ounce lime juice
1 1/2 fluid ounces simple syrup
8 mint leaves
2 fluid ounces white rum
2 cups ice cubes, or as needed
2 ounces frozen passion fruit pulp (with or without seeds, thawed)
2 fluid ounces club soda

Directions

– In a cocktail shaker, combine lime juice, simple syrup and 6 mint leaves. Use a muddler to crush the leaves for about 10 seconds. Add rum and 1 cup ice. Seal shaker and shake vigorously until outside is frosted, 10 to 15 seconds.

– Strain mojito into a glass. Add passion fruit pulp and club soda and gently stir. Fill glass with crushed ice and garnish with remaining mint leaves.

Ingredients

1 cup ice
6 fluid ounces pulp-free pure premium orange juice
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger high-quality vodka, such as Grey Goose

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Fill a cocktail glass with ice. Pour in orange juice, then add vodka.

Stir and serve.

Ingredients

½ lime, quartered
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 ½ fluid ounces cachaça (Brazilian rum)
1 cup ice cubes

Directions

– Squeeze and drop lime wedges into a large rocks glass. Add sugar and muddle until juices release.

– Pour in cachaça and ice. Stir well.