The Vashtini: A Purim Cocktail

Deborah Rood Goldman
Recipe by
Deborah Rood Goldman

Purim is a holiday that affirms Jewish survival and continuity throughout history. We’ve imagined what each character in the Book of Esther might have imbibed on such a happy occasion. Which Purim cocktail resembles who you’d be in the Purim story?

The Vashtini, like its namesake, is spicy with a bit of a bite. Learn more about Vashti and the other characters in the Purim story, then find your drink... or try the whole M’gillah. L’chaim!

Ingredients
1 ½ oz. vodka (leave out for non-alcoholic and replace with additional tomato juice)
3 oz. tomato juice
Celery salt
3-4 shakes Worcestershire sauce
2 shakes Tabasco sauce
1 ½ Tablespoons bottled horseradish
Salt
Pepper
1 lime wheel
1 celery stalk
Directions
  1. Coat the rim of a highball glass with celery salt and fill with ice cubes.
  2. Add vodka, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco to the glass.
  3. Add the tomato juice to the glass.
  4. Add two shakes each of salt and pepper to the glass.
  5. Garnish with celery stalk and lime wheel, then stir.

Find additional cocktails for your holiday celebration, one for each character in the Purim story.

Bloody Mary aka the Vashtini
Deborah Rood Goldman
Deborah Rood Goldman

Deborah Rood Goldman (she/her) is a longtime member of the Garden City Jewish Center in Garden City, N.Y. and the congregation’s past president. A native New Yorker, Deborah grew up on Long Island and holds a bachelor’s degree in American civilization from Brown University, as well as a master’s degree in library science from Queens College. She is a former digital communications producer on the Union for Reform Judaism.

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