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A Caesar, sometimes referred to as a Bloody Caesar after the similar Bloody Mary, is a cocktail popular mainly in Canada. It typically contains vodka, clamato (a blend of tomato juice and clam broth), Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, and is served on the rocks in a large celery salt-rimmed glass, and typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime.

However, it is not well known in the U.S., and many Canadians living abroad prize a bartender who can mix a good Caesar.

History

The cocktail was invented by bartender Walter Chell at the Owl's Nest Bar in the Westin Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1969, to accompany the opening of a new restaurant, "Marco's". In its original form, it contained tomato juice and mashed clams; Clamato had only just been released (coincidentally) by the American Mott's company that very year, and was not yet widely known or available.

Starting in 2002, Mott's began marketing pre-mixed Caesars in twelve-ounce bottles.

Variations can include substitute or add ingredients, like salt and pepper, cayenne pepper, horseradish, or lemon juice, a garnish of spicy pickled green bean or asparagus. Occasionally a shrimp is used as a garnish.

External links

• Bloody Caesar Recipe
• A Cincinnati Post article on clamato juice
• Clamato fact sheet
• Video demonstrating how to make a Bloody Caesar

• Cocktails with vodka
• Canadian cuisine
• 1969 introductions