There’s a lot of Bloody Mary mix on the market. We’ve taste tested dozens of brands. All the same, a collab between the most iconic vegetable juice and one of the better purveyors of dill pickles is cause for excitement, especially when we’re in the throes of pickle product mania.
I love pickles (I’m not a monster), but I have to admit I was a little skeptical that a dill pickle Bloody Mary mix would taste good without being too damn salty. I mean, salty tomato juice plus pickle-y brine? I need a Liquid I.V. just thinking about it. So, is it balanced or bad? We tasted it to find out.
- V8 Grillo’s Pickles Dill Pickle Bloody Mary Mix
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This dill pickle Bloody Mary mix comes in 8oz cans that are proportioned for cocktail mixing purposes. Mix one can with one shot of vodka and, voila, Bloody Mary. Or you can simply pour a can into a tall glass of ice and, voila, Virgin Bloody Mary. No matter how you drink it, this stuff is good.
Pros: As soon as you crack open the can, you get a big ol’ whiff of pickles. It smells super dilly and super briny. Naturally, we thought this would be pretty salty because of that briny aroma, but nay! It’s so balanced. It’s sweet like V8, but it has a briny backbone that’s totally irresistible. The wildest part is that this mix doesn’t just taste like pickles, it tastes like Grillo’s pickles. It has that fresh dill flavor that makes them so unique. This Bloody Mary mix is so perfectly representative of both products. What a feat!
Cons: To me, this mix seemed a touch thicker than regular V8 juice, but I could see it being a little thin for some people once vodka is added. If you like a very thick, very mix-in-heavy Bloody mix like Zing-Zang, which is thick and loaded with coarsely ground pepper, horseradish, etc., this might not be for you, but we absolutely loved it.
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