Gather ingredients: vodka, tomato juice, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, celery salt, black pepper, salt
Optional: prepared horseradish, olive brine, garlic powder, smoked paprika
Optional garnish: celery stalk, lime wedge, olives, pickles, bacon strip, pepperoncini
Chill a highball glass and fill with ice
Add 1 1/2–2 oz vodka
Add 4–6 oz tomato juice
Add 3/4 oz lime juice
Add 1–2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
Add 1–3 dashes hot sauce
Add 1/4–1/2 tsp celery salt
Add black pepper to taste
Stir well until cold
Taste and adjust: more lime (tart), hot sauce (spicy), Worcestershire (savory), salt/celery salt (seasoning)
Garnish with celery, lime wedge, olives, and/or pickles
Serve immediately