Ingredients

• 2 cups tomato juice
• 2 cups clam and tomato juice, such as Clamato
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 heaping tablespoon drained prepared horseradish
• 6 to 8 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 4 to 6 dashes hot sauce, or to taste
• 5 pounds ice
• 1 liter vodka
• Prepared horseradish
• Worcestershire sauce
• Hot sauce
• 12 cold beers
• 3 cups mixed pickled vegetables (string beans, okra, jalapenos, carrots)
• 12 strips crisp cooked bacon
• 12 strips beef jerky
• 2 cups pitted olives
• 5 lemons, cut into wedges
• 5 limes, cut into wedges
• 12 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 12 celery stalks with tops
• Seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay

Instructions

1. Special equipment: stirring sticks, straws and toothpicks
2. For the Bloody Mary base: In a large pitcher, stir to combine the tomato juice, clam and tomato juice, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
3. For the Bloody Mary bar: Set up a large table with glasses, ice in a bucket with tongs, vodka and the remaining Bloody Mary bar ingredients and garnishes. Have stirring sticks, straws and toothpicks available to skewer garnishes.