Caesar Cocktail

Name: Caesar Cocktail
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: canadian
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon celery salt; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/2 teaspoon steak seasoning; 1/4 ounce lime juice (from about 1/2 a lime), and more for coating the rim of the glass; 2 ounces vodka; 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce; 2 dashes hot sauce; 4 ounces Mott’s Clamato or other tomato-clam juice; A pickled vegetable (green beans are popular), for garnish

Recipe from London Richard

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Caesar Cocktail — Bryce Meyer for The New York Times

Rating: 4(141)
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Sometimes it seems there are as many Caesar recipes as there are Canadians of drinking age. The building blocks are usually the same: vodka, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice, spices (for the rim of the glass) and clam-tomato juice, be it the standard Mott’s Clamato or one of the newer brands. But every bar and citizen has a special twist, usually in the departments of spices and garnish. This recipe is an adaptation of the one used by the bartender London Richard at his restaurant Sorso, near Calgary, Alberta. For vodka, he prefers Calgary’s own Burwood Vodka. For the spiced rim, the nationally popular mix known as Montreal steak spice plays a part. The garnish is a pickled pineapple and a bacon-wrapped, cream-cheese stuffed pickle. This version is a bit less complicated. But since a Caesar is a form of individual expression, follow your creative urge wherever it takes you. As long as you’ve got the Clamato and a decently complex spiced rim, you’ll end up with a wonderfully savory eye-opener that may render the Bloody Mary a dim memory. —Robert Simonson

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

½teaspoon celery salt
½teaspoon garlic salt
½teaspoon steak seasoning
¼ounce lime juice (from about ½ a lime), and more for coating the rim of the glass
2ounces vodka
2dashes Worcestershire sauce
2dashes hot sauce
4ounces Mott’s Clamato or other tomato-clam juice
A pickled vegetable (green beans are popular), for garnish

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Preparation

Step 1
Blend the celery salt, garlic salt and steak seasoning. Dip the rim of a pint glass or Mason jar in lime juice, then dip it in the spice mix to create a spiced rim.
Step 2
Add the vodka to the glass. Fill with ice. Add the Worcestershire and hot sauces, and the lime juice. Fill glass with Clamato. Stir briefly, about 5 seconds. Garnish with a pickled vegetable of your choice.

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Comments

Santosh7 years ago

spent a lot of time figuring out the right “hot sauce”. tried tobasco, cholula, etc. but ultimately, 1 tsp of Sriracha made the cut. Additionally I find muddling 3 stalks of cilantro giving it a refreshing ting. Cheers !

Ted7 years ago

Except for spice on the rim, this is the bloody mary recipe I have made for years....?? Clamato is the greatest thing ever! I am in Washington, the state.

Min.7 years ago

Clamato is the best for any bloody maryish cocktail because it has a thinner texture. It's not so cloying as a thick tomato juice and be sure to use lots of citrus--lime or lemon. We do the same thing with Micheladas made with beer.

Alice10 months ago

I second the pickle juice (and would add that then just a squeeze of lime is enough). Makes it deliciously tangy and balances the sweetness of the Clamato. And I always do extra Worcestershire and Tabasco but I am Canadian so my taste buds have built up resistance ;)

Julian2 years ago

As others have noted, that amount of salt makes sense in a restaurant setting. If you're at the cottage for the afternoon, don't worry too much about the rim. The omission of horseradish is the only heresy in this recipe but as the description says, make it your way. This is a cocktail that can be made however you feel like it. I appreciate the props to local vodka but look at the other ingredients - the type of vodka really doesn't matter. (Very different if using gin, rum, tequila etc.)

Steve Muni2 years ago

I have always made my Bloody Marys with Clamato—perfect density. I also add about 1/2 teaspoon of horseradish. And the juices of half a lime. I never knew that the combination had its own name. Ave Caesar!

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