[1] Surf & Turf Bloody Mary with bacon and shrimp from The Wayfarer in New York City. They call it “Fully Loaded,” with a celery stalk and a cocktail pick with cheese, olive and cocktail onion (photo © The Wayfarer).

[2] The Hanako San Bloody Mary features an octopus tentacle and a skewer of raw tuna and beet cubes. Here’s the recipe from Bamboo Sushi in Portland (photo © Bamboo Sushi).

[3] Bloody Mary Oyster Shooters. Depending on how large the oyster, you can top a full-size Bloody Mary Here’s the recipe from Chow.com (photo © Chow).

[4] Threaded on a kabob wire, this Philly Cheesesteak Bloody Mary has grilled steak and veggies. Here’s the recipe from Campbell’s Kitchen.

[5] This Chicago-Style Bloody Mary has basics like a pickle, grape tomato and cocktail onion—then adds a mini sausage link! Here’s the recipe from V8 vegetable juice (photo © V8).

[6] A California Roll Bloody Mary with pickled ginger, cucumber ribbons and a side of green dumplings. Here’s the recipe from Campbell’s Kitchen (photo © Campbell’s).

[7] This Kansas City BBQ Bloody Mary would do us in, garnished with fried onion rings, curly fries, corn on the cob, pickled jalapeno and a spare rib. Here’s the recipe from Campbell’s Kitchen (photo © Campbell’s).

January 1st is National Bloody Mary Day, a cocktail invented in Paris in the Roaring 20’s (here’s the history).

For decades, the garnishes included a lemon wedge and a celery stalk.

But in the recent years of creative mixology, bartenders have added garnishes that amount to a bar snack. We’ve included photos of some of them.

Do you want to create a glamorous garnish?

You may not want to fry onion rings, but here’s a list that’s almost all simply slice, dice and skewer.

If the following are too tame for you, check out these outrageous Bloody Mary garnishes.

For a fun crowd, serve Bloody Marys in pitchers and set out a selection of garnishes so people can create their own.
 
 
CHEESE OR TOFU CUBES

 
 
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FRUIT

 
 
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MEAT

 
 
PICKLES

 
 
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MORE BLOODY MARY RECIPES

 
 
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE WAYS TO SERVE BLOODY MARYS:

A BLOODY MARY BAR
 
 
 
 
WISHING YOU A TASTY NEW YEAR
THE NIBBLE