Name: Red Snapper
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 120 ml Tomato juice; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 4 dash Worcestershire sauce; 7 drop Hot pepper sauce; 2 grind Black pepper; 2 pinch Celery salt

Red Snapper
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
4 oz	Tomato juice
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
4 dash	Worcestershire sauce
7 drop	Hot pepper sauce (red vinegar-based e.g. Tabasco)
2 grind	Black pepper
2 pinch	Celery salt

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
RIM glass with salt and pepper (moisten outside edge with lime or orange juice and dip into mix of salt and cracked black pepper).
ROLL (rotate shaker over and over, rather than shake) all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass. Use ice from freezer (rather than ice machine/chest) to fill glass to avoid unwanted dilution.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Worcestershire sauce - Cereals containing gluten
Worcestershire sauce - Fish
Celery salt - Celery

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Looks like a Bloody Mary, and tastes a lot like a Bloody Mary, but features gin's aromatic botanicals.

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Variant:

Bloody Mary (Difford's recipe

History:

Today, the term Red Snapper means a Bloody Mary made with gin instead of vodka. However, the first known recipes, from the 1940s, describe a 50-50 blend of vodka and tomato juice, with spices, just like an early Bloody Mary: one book even states that the Red Snapper is identical to the Bloody Mary.

See: Bloody Mary history

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Max Langer

11th May at 12:19

Being a big fan of Bloody Mary and gin I expected to love this, but strangely found the gin botanicals more intrusive than supportive.

Michael Z

12th March 2024 at 23:31

As a Canadian, I've had my fair share of Caesars (Bloody Mary's, with Clamato), but this must be my first with gin. I am pleasantly impressed. I think the sugar is necessary, though I would add more lemon.
Usually, I toss the squeezed wedge into the drink.

Simon Difford

13th March 2024 at 08:12

A lime wedge would indeed add to flavour and appearance. Thanks, Michael.

G. M. Genovese

9th October 2022 at 07:07

This was fantastic. And I would agree with other expressing the sentiment that sugar (syrup) is not necessary for this (at least at this measure). I was in the same boat as Jesse M in that I had all of these ingredients at hand. Trying to clear out my supplies. Not a major deviation on my own recipe for a Bloody Mary, but this was still a winner. (9 Oct 2022, 3:07a)

G. M. Genovese

9th October 2022 at 07:18

Yeah, hmm... Made it again right after the first attempt... While the sans-sugar is better, it might need a boost from spice and/or citrus... This is one of them ongoing artistic pursuits haha. Never be perfection.

Jesse M

13th July 2022 at 05:24

Just made this given Difford's rating and the fact I happened to have every ingredient luring around...and was pleasantly surprised. Did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did, especially after accidentally adding a bit too much Tabasco (not a spice fan!). Will have to make this again with a meal soon

Simon Difford

17th July 2022 at 17:16

Hi Jesse. Thanks for bringing to my attention. Indeed, like the Bloody Mary, this cocktail is better 'rolled' rather than shaken. I've amended "How to make" accordingly.