Caesar, Bloody Caesar

To the left: a Caesar, also known as a "Bloody Caesar" (recipe).  It's a lot like a Bloody Mary, to be up-front about it.  If you're hardcore, you can use clams or your own clam juice.  Otherwise you'll need to buy some Clamato or equivalent. You'll also need some vodka.  Worcestershire sauce is nice, and you can spice the drink up as much as you want with added horseradish, hot sauce, or the like.  The glass is traditionally rimmed by wiping it with the lime and dipping in celery salt.  I used my much less expensive celery seeds and my own salt.  You can also adjust the acidity of the drink with additional lime or lemon juice. 

Garnish:  I wish I could figure out some way to garnish this thing with capers, because I think that would taste really good.  But if you don't feel like garnishing with the depicted celery or lime, use some olives (boring, but I like olives, and people often have those hidden away somewhere), a shrimp or three (oooh, fancy!), or perhaps some bacon.  :)

If you have a designated driver, click the pic for a super-sized drink.  The picture would have looked better had I not taken a sip first though. 

Edit: Read an explanation of why the Caesar is the "National Drink of Canada," along with why non-Hispanics in the U.S. don't drink Clamato (may take a bit to load). 

(Apologies to U2 for the title.  And thanks, ak!)

Comments

[Peach]

I love the things. They are ridiculously popular in Canada. Bars have clamato on tap, and the liquor stores sell Caesars premixed in regular and extra spicy formats.