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Caesar
Caesar: vodka and clam-tomato juice with Worcestershire, hot sauce and lime in a celery-salt rim, Canada's brunch cocktail
The Caesar was created in Calgary in 1969, when a hotel bartender was asked to invent a drink for a new Italian restaurant and thought of spaghetti alle vongole: clams, tomato, garlic, a squeeze of lemon. It has become Canada's own cocktail, ordered at weekend brunch, poured at the cottage on long weekends and raised on Canada Day, often with a celery stick or a spicy green bean standing in the glass. It is for adults only. Note that it is not vegetarian: the clam-tomato juice is made with clam broth, and Worcestershire sauce contains anchovy. A Caesar tastes savoury before anything else, briny and tomatoey, with heat from the hot sauce, tang from lime and a salty, herbal crunch from the celery-salt rim. The common mistake is shaking it hard like a sour: the tomato juice turns frothy, pale and watery. Roll it instead, pouring it back and forth between two glasses a few times. It is ready when the drink is evenly red, ice-cold and the rim is still neatly coated. Drink responsibly; it goes down easily. No clam-tomato juice? Mix 120 ml tomato juice with 30 ml bottled clam broth. Chef's tip: add a little grated horseradish for a sharper, more peppery Caesar.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 1
Ingredients
For the Caesar
- 1 lime wedgefor the rim and to squeeze
- 1 tsp celery saltfor the rim
- 8 ice cubes
- 3 tbsp vodka
- ¾ cup clam-tomato juicechilled; or 120 ml tomato juice and 30 ml clam broth
- 2 dashes Worcestershire saucecontains anchovy; for gluten free, choose one made with spirit vinegar, not malt vinegar
- 2 dashes hot sauce
- 1 pinch black pepperfreshly ground
To serve
- 1 celery stick (optional)with leaves
- ½ tsp grated horseradish (optional)
For the alcohol-free version
- 1 lime wedge (optional)
- 1 tsp celery salt (optional)
- 8 ice cubes (optional)
- ¾ cup clam-tomato juice (optional)
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 2 dashes hot sauce (optional)
- 1 pinch black pepper (optional)
- 1 celery stick (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Run 1 lime wedge around the rim of a tall glass and dip the rim in 1 tsp celery salt spread on a saucer. Fill the glass with 8 ice cubes.
1 minStep 2: Pour in 3 tbsp vodka, add 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, 2 dashes hot sauce, 1 pinch black pepper and ½ tsp grated horseradish if using, then squeeze in the juice from the lime wedge.
1 minStep 3: Top with ¾ cup clam-tomato juice, then pour the drink into a second glass and back two or three times to mix without frothing.
1 minStep 4: Stand 1 celery stick in the glass and serve straight away.
1 minStep 5: Alcohol-free version: rim a tall glass with 1 lime wedge and 1 tsp celery salt and fill with 8 ice cubes.
1 minStep 6: Alcohol-free version: add ¾ cup clam-tomato juice, 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, 2 dashes hot sauce and 1 pinch black pepper, squeeze in the lime, roll between two glasses and finish with 1 celery stick.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does caesar take?
- About 5 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 1 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
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