Bloody Mary Recipe

Prepare glass rim (optional)

If you want a seasoned rim, rub the lemon wedge around the outside lip of a highball glass, then dip the rim into a small plate with celery salt to coat lightly.

Fill the prepared highball glass about three-quarters full with ice cubes.

In a mixing glass or shaker filled with ice, pour 2 oz vodka and 4 oz spicy Bloody Mary mix.

Add 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice, 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 3 dashes hot sauce, 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, and 1/2 tsp celery salt into the mixing glass.

Stir the mixture briskly for about 15–20 seconds to chill and slightly dilute. Do not shake (shaking makes it frothy).

Strain or pour the chilled mixture over the ice in the prepared highball glass.

Skewer the two pitted green olives on a cocktail pick and rest across the rim.

Place a celery stalk in the glass as a stirrer and garnish; add the lemon wedge on the rim.

If using, add a cooked bacon strip or a pickle spear as an additional garnish for a savory note.

Give the cocktail a final gentle stir, taste, and adjust heat or seasoning with a dash more hot sauce, Worcestershire, or celery salt if desired.