Caesar, Bloody Caesar

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Oct 7th 2006 @ 4:28PM

No that headline isn't a typo, there really is a drink called a Bloody Caesar. It's Canada's take on a Bloody Mary. I had the dubious pleasure of enjoying several while spending a day in Toronto last week. Look for more dispatches on my Canadian adventures in the near future.

Before I had one of these, I never imagined that our friends to the north had their own mixed drink. Basically a Bloody Caesar is a Bloody Mary that uses Mott's Clamato juice. It seems like a small change but I find them more refreshing. Of course that bracing flavor could also be from the celery-salt around the rim of the glass. After some experimenting at home I find that I like mine with a little garlic pepper and a generous dose of Tabasco.

Bloody Caesar

1 ounce vodka
5 ounces Clamato juice
3 drops of Tabasco
2 drops of Worcestershire
Salt and pepper

Rim the edge of the glass with celery salt and garnish with celery and lemon or lime as desired. Did I forget to mention the ice? Perhaps I had one too many Caesars last night.

There are several variations on the Bloody Caesar, including the one that is said to come from Sault Ste. Marie. It's defiining characteristic is the use of a pickle spear as a garnish. Then there's the Russian Caesar. I'm of the opinion that this mutant variety, which consists of borscht, Clamato, vodka and dill was invented by the marketing mavens at Mott's.

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10-07-2006 @6:42PM rainey said... Yup! Remember them well from Vancouver. They're good.
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10-23-2006 @10:51PM Matt said... I'm Canadian, and I had no idea this was a Canadian thing. I thought Caesars were just a standard cocktail. I don't hear too many people refer to it as a Bloody Caesar though, it's usually just called a Caesar. Good stuff!
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10-07-2006 @11:29PM bonny said... Close to Uncle John's version, but much weaker and lacks citrus.
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10-08-2006 @11:59AM Angela Pitt said... Just don't drink them on March the 15th, please.
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10-08-2006 @8:46AM Bloody Maria said... We drink Bloody Marias. Like a bloody Mary, but instead of vodka, you use tequila! OLE! Mmmmm
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10-09-2006 @3:41PM Jake said... On my first trip to Toronto I found the same thing - and to my surprise when I came back to the states no one else had ever heard of it.

My favorite Sunday morning drink. Garnish with a fresh radish or two with the celery salt and lawry's seasoning on the rim.
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10-10-2006 @2:01PM eric said... one of my favourite drinks of all time. i only discovered that it was exclusively Canadian a few years ago when my band first played the States. i asked for one and was, essentially, laughed at by the bartender.

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10-12-2006 @9:12AM blaine said... For more Canadian foodstuffs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_cuisine

Also, as Matt points out, calling one of these a "Bloody Caesar" in Canada will yield mostly blank stares. It's just "a Caesar".
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