Loaded Bloody Mary at INdustri Cafe.

Whether one favors Jim Roeglin’s dynamitely delightful Jimmy Luv’s Bloody Mary mix or a concoction from star mixologist Jason Neu of Great Lakes Distillery — or both — a Bloody Mary fan can’t go wrong in Milwaukee. Start with a tomato base, plus vodka (usually), Worcestershire sauce (most often), salt, pepper and a smash of Tabasco sauce (depends on palette). Finally, toss in whatever else is from the garden, from pickled beans to celery fronds and more.

Here are some stops on our Bloody Mary tour that are sure to delight.

Cafe Hollander
2608 N. Downer Ave.
(414) 963-6366
7677 W. State St., Wauwatosa
(414) 475-6771

Think of all those exotic beers on the Hollander’s beverage menu as wonderful chasers for the $8 Southsider (or The Westsider, as it’s called in Tosa). Whichever side of town, these beverages are concocted with Rehorst peppercorn-infused vodka, in-house-made Bloody Mary mix and jalape-o stuffed olives. There’s also the fabled Frenchie ($8), made with French Pinnacle vodka, the house BM mix and Dijon mustard, complemented by a bleu cheese stuffed olive. The Traditional ($7) is assembled with drinker’s choice of vodka, house BM mix and enough vegetable fixins’ to overflow a wickerware farm basket, including asparagus, green beans, pickles, and lemon and lime wedges. Paring suggestion: A Green Torpedo omelet ($9.95), a three-egger with fresh spinach and basil combined with feta and goat cheeses; served with potatoes and whole wheat toast.

Comet Cafe
1947 N. Farwell Ave.
(414) 273-7677

Monday is Cheap Nite ($2 Pabst bottles), making for inexpensive chasers. But the wow factor is a vegan house blend Bloody Mary ($8), made with Furthermore Knot Stock beer, with its fresh cracked black pepper and hops flavor. Cometiers are renowned for their "hair of the dog," winning a nod as dishing up one of the area’s best hangover breakfasts. So pair a Bloody with a Comet breakfast burrito ($8.25), devised with scrambled eggs, cheeses and pico wrapped in a flour tortilla, lathered in ranchero sauce and crowned with a taste-bud exploding spicy sour cream. Mop up with hash browns. And another Bloody.

Harry’s Bar and Grill
3549 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood
(414) 964-6800

A Bloody Mary or a Dirty Harry — martini, that is. Sounds like date night at a bartenders’ convention. Regardless, drink fans at Harry’s appreciate both. This bar’s traditional Bloody ($6) is only $3 during Sunday brunch and often made with a Van Gogh flavored vodka, with Rehorst being another favorite base. Hearty drinkers hold out for the Queen Mary ($8), which is served in a 22-ounce glass with a slim Klement’s smoked pork sausage, a peppercini, celery, pickles and cherry tomatoes. All the Bloodys are made with Harry’s own in-house mix. Drink down with a thin-crust breakfast pizza ($9).

INdustri Cafe
524 S. 2nd St.
(414) 224-7777

For an industrial-strength Bloody Mary, INdustri’s Loaded Bloody ($13) comes with a jumbo 7-inch grilled and skewered prawn, astride a hefty 24-ounce glass that includes roasted garlic, red onion and poblano pepper; fresh basil; fresh horseradish; house-infused Rehorst vodka; housemade mix; a spiced rim of mesquite chili seasoning; a beef stick; Wisconsin gouda cheese; and oodles of pickled veggies such as asparagus, brussels sprouts, pearl mushooms and a pickle. There’s a $5 discount for one — just one — Bloody Mary purchased with Saturday and Sunday brunch. A Virgin Bloody is $4.25 or "loaded" at $10.50. A pairing? "Oh my gosh, there’s so much food in that thing as it is!" says sous chef Doug Nibbelink.

Sprizzo Gallery Caffe
363 W. Main St., Waukesha
(262) 513-5640

Drinkers’ don’t need to be apprentice carpenters at the Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar, open for construction from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday at Sprizzo. The cafe has its own bacon, horseradish and other house-infused vodkas, as well as rail and brand vodkas. A guest gets a large glass and the vodka of choice, adding whatever garnishes are desired, from shrimp, asparagus, pickles, onions, cheese and many other toppings. Tomato and V-8 juices are also available. All this for $7.50 for the infused and rail vodkas and $8.50 for call vodkas.

The Wicked Hop
345 N. Broadway
(414) 223-0345

The 16-ounce Wicked Bloody Mary ($9 for rail vodka and $10 for call) features a beef stick, Spanish green olive and a midget kosher dill pickle, with a housemade base mix of secret "we’ll-have-to-kill-you-if-we-tell-you" herbs and spices, horseradish, salt, pepper, a noodle-like mozzarella swirl and portabella mushroom. A really hearty drinker — or a table of more cautious imbibers — can ask for The Glass Slipper ($51, which also requires a $75 deposit). This monster Bloody comes in a 96.628-ounce glass boot, with all those trimmings by the bushel. FYI: The Hop pours out around 10 gallons of Bloody Mary each Sunday brunch.