Spiked Tomato Soup

SPIKED TOMATO SOUP
Colorado Collage

With my additions/changes 

2 cups tomato juice (1-1/2 cups)
2 cups V-8 juice (1-1/2 cups)
5 Tablespoons Vodka (1/3 cup)
1 Tbsp. Sugar
2 tsp. Worcestershire
1 tsp. kosher salt (1/2 tsp )
1/2 tsp. Fresh ground pepper
3 drops hot red pepper sauce (  1 tsp.) 

1 Tbsp. Olive oil 

1/2 cup chopped red onion

3 cloves garlic, minced 

GARNISHES:
your choice...
fresh celery ribs with leaves
lime wedge
Pickled green beans
Pickled okra
Olive skewer

In medium saucepan, sauté red onion in olive oil for 5 minutes, add garlic & cook an additional minute.  Add  tomato juice, V-8 juice, sugar, Worcestershire, salt, pepper & red pepper sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Cook 15 minutes, add vodka & heat through. Purée with immersion blender. Ladle into soup mugs & garnish with celery or optional garnishes.