Chef John Currence’s restaurant City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi serves up these incredible Bloody Marys.

Brian Woodcock; Styling: Lydia Pursell

This recipe comes from celebrated Mississippi chefJohn Currencevia Alabama-based designerBilly Reid.

I think it has 16 ingredients in it.

Southern Living City Grocery Bloody Marys in a glass to serve

Credit:Brian Woodcock; Styling: Lydia Pursell

Thats the way he wants itcomplicated, complex, and spectacular at the same time.

Its a labor of love.

And we would add that it packs quite the punch, too.

Ingredients

4cupsvegetable juice(such as V8)

1 3/4cups(14 oz.

Chill in refrigerator for at least 45 minutes or up to 24 hours.

Fill 6 tumblers with ice.

Pour chilled mixture over ice in glasses.

Sprinkle each drink with additional pepper, and place 1 lime wedge on each rim.