Classic Bloody Mary

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sea salt , or as needed
• ice cubes , as needed
• 0.75 cups spicy tomato-vegetable juice cocktail , such as V8®
• 1 jigger vodka , 1.5 fluid ounce
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce , such as Tabasco®
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 stalk celery
• 2 garlic-stuffed green olives , threaded onto a toothpick

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Pour salt onto a small plate. Moisten the rim of a glass and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.

3. 3

   Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes; add vegetable juice cocktail, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Cover and shake until the outside of shaker has frosted, about 20 seconds.

4. 4

   Strain Bloody Mary into the prepared glass. Garnish with celery stalk and olives.

5. 5

   Enjoy!