Balsamic Bloody Mary

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 24 ounces vegetable cocktail
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lime, juiced,plus
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons freshly grated horseradish, divided
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• hot pepper sauce
• 8 ounces vodka
• 4 celery ribs, with leaves
• 4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a large pitcher, combine the vegetable cocktail, celery seed, pepper, citrus juices, 2 tbs grated horseradish, worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce and stir well to combine.
• 2 cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 3 fill 4 glasses with ice.
• 4 add 2 oz vodka to each and fill three-quarters full with the vegetable cocktail mix.
• 5 sprinkle with the remaining horseradish, place 1 celery stalk in each glass, and squeeze a lime wedge over each glass before dropping the wedge into the glass.
• 6 float a tsp of balsamic vinegar on the top of each drink and serve.