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Clamato Cocktail

Clamato Cocktail is a cocktail made with Vodka, Clam Juice, and Tomato Juice. The listed recipe is shaken and served in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

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Cocktailalcoholic14.2% ABV3 ingredients

At a Glance

229 kcalCalories
14.2%ABV
22.2gSugar
22.5gCarbs
1.42Std Drinks

Estimated from parsed ingredients and typical ingredient nutrition.

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How hard is it to make?

Easyshaken drink

Why: 3 ingredients, shaken drink, requires shaker

Estimated from the ingredient count and technique.

Ingredients

  • 2.0 ozVodkaBase Spirit
  • 1.0 ozClam JuiceJuice
  • 3.0 ozTomato JuiceJuice

How to Make It

  1. Shake with ice, strain, and serve over ice cubes in old-fashioned glass.Shaken

How to Serve

Glass
Old-Fashioned Glass
Temperature
Chilled
Ice
Cubed ice
Method
Shaken
Served Chilled

Serving tips

Serving tips

Serve Clamato Cocktail well chilled and adjust balance before changing the recipe. The listed serve is about 14.2% ABV.

Taste

What does Clamato Cocktail taste like?

Clamato Cocktail has a balanced cocktail profile shaped by its listed flavors: savory.

Primary flavours

SavorySaltyUmami

Flavor tags are derived from ingredient-level flavor mappings.

Estimated sensory profile

StrengthLight – Strong
BodyLight – Full
SweetnessDry – Sweet

What do these dimensions mean?

Practical notes

When to choose it

How to decide if Clamato Cocktail is right for you

Clamato Cocktail is a balanced cocktail choice shaped by savory. Choose it when that flavor direction fits the food, season or mood. The listed serve is about 14.2% ABV, so strength is part of the decision.

Skip if

Skip Clamato Cocktail if...

Skip Clamato Cocktail if the listed flavor direction does not match your mood. It leans toward savory, so choose a different page if you want another style.

When to serve

  • BrunchSuggested from the drink's flavour and serve.

Occasion tags include deterministic rules plus LLM-assisted fact-checked patches based on recipe name, ingredients, glassware, flavour tags and pairing evidence.

Food pairings

BrunchTacosSalty Snacks

Food pairings are derived from the drink flavour signature, mapped to one dominant pairing theme, then limited to coherent public suggestions.

Diet & lifestyle

Compatible, based on the listed ingredients

Gluten-FreeVeganVegetarian

Not compatible

KetoLow-CarbLow-Sugar

Diet tags are ingredient-level and nutrition-estimate based. Product brands, preparation methods, quantities, and substitutions may change compatibility.

Alternatives to try

Choose an ingredient to see reviewed substitutions, or filter for a different preference.

Reviewed ingredient substitutions

Vodka2.0 oz

GinWorks, but changes the drink
How much to use
Use the same volume; expect more juniper and herbal aroma.
What changes
Gin can replace vodka when a more botanical result is acceptable.
Vegan-compatibleVegetarian-compatibleGluten-free-compatible

Tomato Juice3.0 oz

V8 Cocktail JuiceWorks, with a noticeable change
How much to use
Use the same amount and check salt/spice balance.
What changes
V8 cocktail juice can replace tomato juice in savory drinks, but it adds a broader vegetable flavor.
Vegan-compatibleVegetarian-compatibleGluten-free-compatible

Reviewed component substitutions are not guarantees that the replacement was tested in this exact recipe. Follow the reviewed adjustment note and taste before serving.

Preference filters use current ingredient, nutrition and diet evidence. They are not medical advice, and this database contract does not store user selections.

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Ingredients, measures and method are taken from the source recipe; roles and serving details are mapped from reviewed evidence.

Frequently asked questions

Can I make a Clamato Cocktail at home?
Yes. The Clamato Cocktail uses 3 ingredients, making it easy to prepare at home. You will need a Old-Fashioned Glass. Use quality spirits and fresh ingredients for the best result.