A Bloody Mary in a tall glass with a lemon and pickle garnish on a pick, beside half a lemon on a white slatted table

Photo: Arina Krasnikova

House recipe

Virgin Mary

The classic without vodka: well-seasoned tomato, fresh lemon, horseradish and heat. Seasoning is the whole drink.

Glass
Highball
Garnish
Celery stalk and a lemon wedge
Time
3 min

Ingredients

  • 5 ozTomato juice
  • 0.5 ozFresh lemon juice
  • 1 tspPrepared horseradish
  • 4 dashesWorcestershire sauce
  • 3 dashesHot sauce
  • PinchCelery salt and black pepper

Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker tin with ice.
  2. Roll it: pour back and forth between two tins five or six times rather than shaking, so the tomato stays thick.
  3. Strain into an ice-filled highball with a celery-salt rim.
  4. Garnish with celery and a lemon wedge.

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