Ingredients: 

• Candied BBQ Bacon

• 2 Slices Bacon

• 1 tsp Smoked Black Pepper

• Bloody Mary

• 2 oz Bourbon

• 8 oz Tomato Juice

• 1 oz Bourbon Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Available in Store Only)

• 1 oz Lemon Juice

• 2 tsp Horseradish

• ¼ tsp Smokey Bacon Sea Salt

• ¼ tsp Black Pepper

• Ice

• Garnish

• ½ tsp Olivelle Bourbon Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Available in Store Only)

• 1 tsp Olivelle Smokey Bacon Sea Salt

• Candied BBQ Bacon

• Optional: Stonewall Kitchen Bloody Mary Olives, Pickled Asparagus, Pickle Spears

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with foil.
Season each bacon slice with ½ tsp of rub. Cook for 15 minutes, flip bacon, then cook another 10-15 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Let drain on a paper towel and set aside.

In a mixing glass, combine bourbon, tomato juice, bourbon balsamic, lemon juice, horseradish, sea salt, and pepper.
Prepare garnish using two wide bowls. Add ½ tsp balsamic to one and 1 tsp bacon salt to the other. Dip the rim of serving glass in balsamic and then salt.

Carefully fill the glass with ice and add the Bloody Mary mix.
Garnish with candied bacon, olives, pickled asparagus, and pickle spears.

Tools We Used: 

• Norpro Lemon Juicer

• Gourmac Perfectly Round Ice Cube Tray

• Glass Rimmer 

• Bloody Mary Garnish Trees 

• Stonewall Kitchen Bloody Mary Olives