Dirty Bloody Mary

The briniest, tangiest bloody I've ever had -- exactly how I like it.

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Go briny or go home -- don't be shy with that pickle brine (my preference over olive brine, but you do you) or that salt -- aye, aye, matey, like the sea -- or that spice -- my dose here is rather modest, but I prefer this as a rather gulpable cocktail, rather than a sippable one, but feel free to level up.

Ingrid's Dirty Bloody Mary

2 cups V8

5 (or more) dashes Tabasco

2 tablespoons pickle brine

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

juice of 1/2 lime (or equivalent of lemon juice)

1-2 oz. Tito's* vodka**

fresh grind of black pepper

Top with ice. Stir thoroughly. Garnish as you like. I suggest: celery stalk, castelvetrano olives, pickle spear, bacon-sautéed shrimp.

*I'm a Texan, so I drink Tito's

**or water! I love a spicy bloody virgin for an afternoon pick-me-up