Cocktail · Canada
Caesar
Build Canada’s savory Caesar with vodka, Clamato, lime and seasonings, using exact oz and ml quantities plus a celery-salt rim.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Vodka
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) vodka
- 4 oz (120 ml) Clamato juice
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 2 dashes hot sauce
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) Celery salt
- 1 pinch (0.3 ml) freshly ground black pepper
Garnish
Celery stalk and lime wedge
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add vodka, Clamato juice, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Celery salt, freshly ground black pepper and celery stalk to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with celery stalk and lime wedge and serve immediately.
The story behind Caesar
Bartender Walter Chell created the Caesar in Calgary in 1969. Canadians embraced its savory Clamato base, and it became a national brunch and gathering staple.