Bloody Mary Variations

My tolerance for spirits is next to zero but sometimes nothing else will do but a good Bloody Mary. I will collect variations on the theme in this entry, to be updated regularly.

• Amelia Pinsent: in a large jug pour 1 liter of good quality tomato juice over ice; grate 2 tbsp fresh horseradish over the top; pour in a decent glug or two of quality vodka and a healthy splash of Fino or Manzanilla sherry; shake about a tsp of tabasco sauce over the jug, followed by a dessertspoon of Lea & Perrins; grind lots of black pepper on top and a pinch of salt; thinly slice half a lemon and throw in; pour into glasses and garnish each with a stick of cold celery; finally spinkle some finely chopped coriander on top of each glass.