Caesar Cocktail
A Canadian drink of vodka, clam and tomato juice, hot sauce and Worcestershire, served over ice in a celery-salt-rimmed glass.
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Before You Start
Wet only the outside of the rim so the salt stays out of the drink.
Chill the juice beforehand for a colder drink.
Adjust the hot sauce and horseradish to taste.
How to Make Caesar Cocktail
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Run the lime wedge around the outer rim of a tall glass. Dip the rim in the celery salt.
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Fill the glass with ice. Add the vodka, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lime juice and horseradish.
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Top with the clam and tomato juice and stir gently.
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Garnish with the celery stick and the lime wedge.
Related guide: Rescuing a split sauce.
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Why It Works
Most Caesars go wrong before the first sip, at the rim. A good one starts with a glass edged in celery salt, and the salt has to stay on the glass, not slide into the drink or fall off in a pile. The rim comes first.
Run a lime wedge around the outside of the rim only, so the juice does not drip inside, then dip the glass into a saucer of celery salt, turning it. Fill the glass with ice before pouring; the salt stays put and the drink stays cold to the last mouthful. Build it in the glass: vodka, a little hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce, a squeeze of lime, and the clam tomato juice poured over. Chill the glass too.
Stir gently with a stick of celery, which doubles as a garnish. The recipe is easy to tune: more hot sauce and horseradish for heat, more lime for sharpness. Mix the seasonings in a jug if making several, and add the ice and vodka glass by glass. Garnish and serve.
After You've Cooked It
Best served at once. A jug of the juice and seasoning mix keeps for 2 days in the fridge; add the vodka and ice when serving.
Changing the Recipe
- Lemon is the everyday swap for lime in this kind of dish — the acidity plays the same role even though the flavour is not identical.
What to Serve Alongside
- Brunch dishes
- Oysters
- Bacon
- Smoked salmon
What's in a Serving
Per serving, an approximate calculation from the ingredient list. Treat it as a rough guide: part of the energy comes from foods, or weights per item, with no recorded source. The calories include 15 g of alcohol a serving, which is not part of the protein, carbohydrate or fat. How the figures are worked out.
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