After posting on here a while back about bloody mary mixes, i decided to start trying some, so here is my unbiased 5 star review. Again, this is just my opinion! I didn't get to try every one that the board recommended.

5 Stars
Charleston
Lea & Perrins

4 Stars
City Bar
Cajun Power
Bone Daddy Spicy
Cajun 2 Step

3 Star
Zing Zang
Tony Chachere's
Kay Baby's
George's
Old Bay

2 Star
Zatarain's
Pat O Brien's

1 Star
Master of Mixes

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Posted by Trout Bandit

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:26 am to tuzak

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Posted by Y.A. Tittle

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:54 am to tuzak

V8 juice, a healthy spoonful of horseradish, couple of dashes Tabasco, couple dashes of Lea and Perrins, squeeze of fresh lemon and lime.

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Posted by Kapitan

Belle Chasse

Member since Mar 2021

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:13 am to tuzak

Zing zang is my go to.

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Posted by Paul Allen

Montauk, NY

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:31 am to tuzak

Best Bloody Mary I ever had was in Seattle and it was made by using Clamato.

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Posted by gumbo2176

Member since May 2018

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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:33 pm to Y.A. Tittle

quote:
V8 juice, a healthy spoonful of horseradish, couple of dashes Tabasco, couple dashes of Lea and Perrins, squeeze of fresh lemon and lime.

Pretty much my go-to but using my homemade habanero hot sauce and adding this to the above-------- celery salt, black pepper and sea salt.

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Posted by Y.A. Tittle

Member since Sep 2003

111332 posts

Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:49 pm to gumbo2176

Yeah, you can certainly riff on it a bit, and I often will, but the above are the standards to work upon. The V8 and wooster seem to give enough saltiness, though.

I've yet to find a jarred premade mix that I don't find too thick and gloppy.

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