# I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to make a carafe of Bloody Marrys". **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399 "2017-10-20T22:49:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/1 "2017-10-20T22:49:08Z")
No ice just alcohol, tomato juice, worcestershire, etc… Then pour into a glass with ice as needed. Think it will work? (I’m not entirely sure what the alcohol would do to the tomato-y goodness if mixed for extended periods of time.) ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/2 "2017-10-20T22:53:13Z")
No harm at all. Every couple of years I do just that and sit down on a Sunday morning to watch _The Lost Weekend_. When it stops being ironic and starts being sad I’ll know it’s time to cut back on my drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/3 "2017-10-20T22:56:21Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > No harm at all. Every couple of years I do just that and sit down on a Sunday morning to watch _The Lost Weekend_. When it stops being ironic and starts being sad I’ll know it’s time to cut back on my drinking. Thanks. How do you get the measurements right? Eyeball it? ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/4 "2017-10-20T23:21:18Z")
Everything by eye. Hey, it’s a pitcher of Bloody Marys, close enough is good enough. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/5 "2017-10-20T23:23:54Z")
The standard ratio is 1/3 alcohol to 2/3 mixer. Adjust to your level of raging alcoholism. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/6 "2017-10-20T23:59:15Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > The standard ratio is 1/3 alcohol to 2/3 mixer. Adjust to your level of raging alcoholism. Lol. Thank you sir. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/7 "2017-10-21T00:04:07Z")
If you can’t see through it, it ain’t doin’ you no good. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wondering-if-it-would-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-carafe-of-bloody-marrys/799399/8 "2017-10-21T00:40:51Z")
Or can’t marry it.