Bloody mary recipe | Good Food

A bloody mary cocktail in a tall glass

large handful of ice
100ml vodka
500ml tomato juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
plus 2 slices to serve
few shakes Worcestershire sauce
few shakes Tabasco
(smoked Tabasco is nice)
pinch celery salt
pinch black pepper
2 celery sticks
to serve

Method

step 1
Place the ice in a large jug. Measure the vodka, tomato juice and lemon juice and pour it straight onto the ice.
step 2
Add 3 shakes of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco (or more if you like it very spicy) and a pinch of celery salt and pepper. Stir until the outside of the jug feels cold, then strain the cocktail into 2 tall glasses.
step 3
Top up with fresh ice, add a celery stick and lemon slice to both glasses and enjoy.