# Bloody Mary

A savoury vodka highball balancing tomato and lemon with measured chile heat and Worcestershire depth.

Strength: 10% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Vodka](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/vodka.md)
- 120 ml [Tomato juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/tomato-juice.md) — Use smooth 100% tomato juice rather than a prepared Bloody Mary mix.
- 15 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 3 dashes [Hot sauce](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/hot-sauce.md) — Use a thin, vinegar-forward red-pepper sauce.
- 3 dashes [Worcestershire sauce](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/worcestershire-sauce.md)

## Glassware

Highball glass

## Garnish

- Celery stalk
- Lemon wedge

## Method

1. Add all the ingredients and cubed ice to one shaker tin.
2. Roll gently between two tins five times to chill without aggressively aerating the tomato juice.
3. Pour unstrained into a highball glass and add more cubed ice if needed.

## Related drinks

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- [Vampiro](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/vampiro.md): The IBA branch of this Mexican tequila cooler makes tomato deeply savoury with fresh orange, lime, honey, raw onion, chilli, and Worcestershire.
- [Russian Spring Punch](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/russian-spring-punch.md): Cassis and lemon give vodka a vivid blackcurrant-sour core before dry sparkling wine stretches it into a cold, dangerous party drink.
- [Amelia](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/amelia.md): A bright vodka sour with elderflower, blackberry, and fresh lemon.
- [Moscow Mule](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/moscow-mule.md): Vodka's clean weight lets sharp ginger beer and fresh lime dominate this fiercely cold mid-century highball.
- [East 8 Hold-Up](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/east-8-hold-up.md): Kevin Armstrong’s vivid London modern classic balances vodka with Aperol, pineapple, lime, passion fruit, and measured sweetness over ice.
- [Agua de Valencia](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/agua-de-valencia.md): Fresh Valencian orange, gin, vodka, and Cava make this late-1950s Café Madrid original deceptively bright, dry, and celebratory.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bloody-mary
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/bloody-mary-a0cd0cce.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.spiritsanddistilling.com/dictionary/acref-9780199311132-e-258