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Basil Mary

Serve in a Collins glass...
7	fresh	Basil leaves
2	fl oz	Pepper-infused Ketel One vodka
4	fl oz	Tomato juice
8	drop	Hot pepper sauce
½	fl oz	Warre's Otima 10yo tawny port
4	dash	Worcestershire sauce
½	spoon	Horseradish sauce
2	pinch	Celery salt
2	grind	Black pepper
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Basil leaf

Comment:

A particularly spicy Mary with a herbal twist.

About:

Discovered in 2004 at Indigo Yard, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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