Garden Bloody Mary Pitcher

Name: Garden Bloody Mary Pitcher
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 7 cups (1.6 L); 8 glasses
Ingredients: 6 cups good tomato juice (1.4 L); 0.25 cup fresh lemon juice (60 ml); 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (contains anchovy); 2 tbsp prepared horseradish; 1 tbsp hot sauce, to taste; 2 tsp celery salt; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 oz vodka, optional (30 ml); celery stalks, olives, pickles, lemon wedges

The brunch drink with a job to do: it is savoury, spiced and good with eggs. Making the mix in a pitcher means you pour a round in a minute, and putting the vodka in the glass, not the pitcher, means you can make a mix that works for everyone. A table of garnishes turns it into a station.

about 7 cups (1.6 L); 8 glassesYield

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What you'll need

6 cups good tomato juice (1.4 L)
0.25 cup fresh lemon juice (60 ml)
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (contains anchovy)
2 tbsp prepared horseradish
1 tbsp hot sauce, to taste
2 tsp celery salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 oz vodka, optional (30 ml)
celery stalks, olives, pickles, lemon wedges

How to make it

Whisk everything for the mix together in a pitcher and chill at least 1 hour.
Fill tall glasses with ice. Add 1 ounce of vodka to each if using, then pour in the mix.
Set out celery, olives and pickles.
Glass: Tall glasses. Garnish: A celery stalk, olives, a pickle spear and a lemon wedge.

Chef's secrets

Taste and adjust the horseradish and hot sauce; they vary a lot.

For a vegetarian mix, use a vegan Worcestershire.

Good to know

Make ahead

The mix keeps for 3 days, and is better on the second.