The Recipe · No.749 · Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary, and Where to Source It

Roll the drink between two tins instead of shaking it. A hard shake whips air into the thick tomato juice and thins it out; rolling it back and forth over ice chills it while keeping the body rich and heavy.

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Published July 2026 · Sourcing verified 5 Jul 2026

Prep5 min
Cook0 min
Makes1 drink
CuisineAmerican
Cook it with
No-cook
Part One
The Ingredients — and where to get them
Tomato juice
A thick, low-sodium juice makes the cleanest base. A pressed craft tomato juice is worlds better.
4 oz
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Vodka
A clean, neutral vodka is the unflavored spine. Buy this fresh and local.
2 oz
Local / market
Lemon juice
Freshly squeezed for a bright ring against the salt. Fresh.
1/2 oz
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Worcestershire sauce
The deep savory backbone; a couple of dashes. An anchovy-based Worcestershire has more depth.
2 dashes
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Hot sauce
A vinegar-forward hot sauce for the snap. A small-batch hot sauce shines here.
3 dashes
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Horseradish and celery salt
Prepared horseradish for the nose and celery salt for the rim and body. Fresh/pantry.
to taste
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Part Two
The Method
  1. BuildCombine tomato juice, vodka, lemon, Worcestershire, hot sauce, horseradish, and celery salt in a shaker tin.
  2. Add ice and rollAdd ice, then pour gently back and forth between two tins several times to chill without foaming.
  3. StrainStrain into a celery-salt-rimmed glass over fresh ice.
  4. GarnishAdd a celery stalk and whatever else you like, and crack black pepper over the top.
Part Three
The Toolkit

Shaker tins · Strainer · Highball glass

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