Ojo Rojo Drink | Smoky Michelada Beer co*cktail — Salt & Wind Travel (2024)

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

If you like the Mexican Bloody Mary you will love this Ojo Rojo Drink, because it is same, but different, because it’s beer-based and the tomato-clam combo of the Clamato juice gives it a distinct flavor. What does it have in common with the Bloody Mary? The Ojo Rojo is rumored to be just as good at curing a hangover! We say try it for yourself and let us know what you think!

Recipe Ingredients

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make this Ojo Rojo drink recipe:

• Salt for rimming glasses
• Ground chipotle chile powder like Tajín chile-lime seasoning
• Honey
• Ice
• Chilled tomato juice or Clamato juice
• Freshly squeezed lime juice
• Amber Mexican beer such as Negra Modelo
• Chipotle hot sauce such as Chipotle Tabasco sauce
• Worcestershire sauce
• Low-sodium soy sauce or Maggi seasoning or gluten-free tamari

How To Make This Recipe

These are the instructions to make this Ojo Rojo drink recipe:

• Make The Chile Salt: Mix together salt and chile powder in a wide, shallow dish to cover the bottom. Dip the rims of two rocks glasses in the honey then dip in the salt mixture to coat. Fill the glasses with ice and set them aside.
• Make The Michelada: Combine the Clamato juice, lime juice, beer, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, and soy sauce (or Maggi) in a pitcher and mix to combine. Pour into the prepared glasses and serve.

What To Serve With This Recipe

Here is what to serve with this Ojo Rojo drink:

• Oaxacan Chile Lim Mexican Peanuts
• Chorizo Stuffed Potato Bites
• Pretzel Bites With Cheddar Beer Sauce

More About This Ojo Rojo Drink

To be clear, there are actually three main variations of this drink you’ll come across when you travel to Mexico:

1. The chelada (beer with lime and salt)
2. A michelada (a chelada with Worcestershire, Maggi seasoning, soy sauce, and hot sauce)
3. An Ojo Rojo, aka a red-eye or a michelada made with Clamato juice and spices.

Now, go stock up on all your cooking essentials, then head into the kitchen, make this, and share it with us by tagging @saltandwind and #swsociety on social!