For me, there is only one reason to use Tabasco® and that is to add an extra dimension to an already hot and spicy Bloody Mary. I detected its sharp, tangy notes in the oyster shot I drank, sitting in Sydney Harbour on New Year’s Day this year (the only difference between that morning after the night before remedy and a Bloody Mary being the presence of an oyster – and goodness knows how it reacted when drowning in the hot stuff).
If you rely on industrial quantities of Tabasco® to spice up your life you will be pepped up to know that you can now buy it in bulk. And, no, that does not mean buying a case of 57ml bottles, or the loved-by-chefs 350ml size. It’s available by the gallon jug – and, yes, you did read that right. Look for it in Fortnum & Mason, Harvey Nichols and Selfridges (RRP £75).
Just don’t expect it to come out of the bottle in delicate drips