Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Mezcal Bloody Maria Try this smoky, spicy take at your next brunch. Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 6 to 8 Serves Jump to recipe The next time your brunch (or the prior night's revelry) requires a restorative drink, make a mezcal bloody Maria. Everyone knows the bloody Mary, which has been a favorite pick-you-up since it was created in the 1930s, but swap the vodka for tequila and the drink becomes a bloody Maria. Swap the tequila for its smoky cousin, mezcal, and you get the mezcal bloody Maria. We make a few tweaks with our recipe to emphasize the smoky side of mezcal, using Clamato juice in place of the usual tomato, and playing up the spicy nature of the drink with fresh ginger and fresh horseradish—yes, please! Rim the glasses with celery salt, garnish each with a stick of celery, sprigs of cilantro, and a wedge of lemon—and say hello to your new weekend go-to. 19 Brunch Cocktails, From Bloody Marys to Champagne Classics Credit: Armando Rafael Directions Mix cocktail and refrigerate: Stir together Clamato juice, lemon juice, mezcal, Worcestershire, horseradish, ginger, and salt in a pitcher. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day. To serve: Coat damp glass rims with celery salt; fill each with ice. Pour drinks; serve each with a celery rib, a lemon wedge, and cilantro sprigs. Other Mezcal Cocktail Recipes to Try: Lemon Mezcal Margarita Mezcal With Sage Ice Cubes Cranberry Paloma Spicy Grapefruit Spritz White Mischief Cocktail Updated by Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the decorvow recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years.