Bloody Mary reviews

I have blogged about the new twists that are being put on the Bloody Mary. Some of these new takes on the old beverage are wins and others are serious failures. 

I like the move toward more spicy drinks, including the spicy chili salt on the rim. Unfortunately, I have a bad review of a spicy mix. I do not recommend Hoosier Mama Spicy. This drink was too spicy in an unnecessary chili powder way and too thick (probably from all the chili powder). I greatly enjoy spicy food, but not items that are one dimensional. I suffered through it, but the beverage was not enjoyable. I was the only one in our group who did not abandoned ship with this one. Hoosier Momma may have been better if mixed with Clamato or the like, but I'm not going to test that theory out. My bottle went down the drain. However, it would be disingenuous if I did not admit that there are some good reviews of this brand. So, perhaps you should test this out yourself.

Another mix on the fail list is a seafood infused blend by Blue Crab Bay. This mix might have had potential had it not been for the oddness of swigging a drink with chunks of crab floating around. It landed itself on the opposite end of the spicy scale and that combined with the odd chunks of crab made drinking it like guzzling gazpacho. No one wanted the soup. This also went down the drain.

One Bloody Mary blend that performs well consistently is Zing Zang. This is good on its own or great with some Clamato, pepper, and other secret ingredients. Must be poured over ice. All Bloody Mary drinks are better when poured over ice. 

My favorite restaurant Bloody Mary is found at the Ram. Their regular beverage is nice on its own, but the Proud Mary features some of the more fun deviations from the traditional recipe.