Bar Necessities
Classic Non-alcoholic NA Non-Alcoholic

Virgin Mary

Brunch, minus vodka

Glass Highball
Method Shaken
Garnish celery stalk

The Bloody Mary without vodka. Tomato juice dressed with lemon, worcestershire, tabasco, and black pepper. Brunch's teetotal standard. Also called Bloody Shame in the UK and Bloody Virgin in the US.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz Tomato Juice
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 2 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3 drops Tabasco
  • pinch Celery Salt
  • to taste Black Pepper

Method

Combine tomato juice, lemon juice, worcestershire, tabasco, celery salt, and (optional) sugar in a shaker with ice. Shake briefly. Strain into a highball with ice. Crack black pepper on top. Garnish with celery stalk.

Sourced from Direct non-alcoholic derivative of the Bloody Mary (c. 1920s-30s). Canonical form per Tabasco.com, Wikipedia.