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Ingredients

• 45 ml Vodka
• 90 ml Tomato juice
• 15 ml fresh lemon juice, plus a wedge
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 2 dashes Tabasco or other hot sauce
• 1 pinch Celery salt
• 1 pinch Black pepper
• 1 stick celery stick, to garnish
• Ice

Method

1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
2. Put the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, celery salt and pepper in a jug or shaker tin with a little ice.
3. Gently pour it back and forth between two tins or jugs 4–5 times to mix and chill. This keeps the tomato juice smooth instead of frothy.
4. Strain into the glass, taste for heat and seasoning, and garnish with the celery stick and a lemon wedge.

Tips

• Worcestershire sauce contains anchovies, so this is not vegetarian; vegan Worcestershire exists.
• Make a jug of the spiced tomato base and let people add their own vodka, or none at all (that is a virgin mary).
• A brunch drink still counts: keep to one measure of vodka and eat something with it.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

IBA (International Bartenders Association) BBC Good Food Imbibe