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Thanks, CBC... Now I have a craving!! Unfortunately, I am at work, AND it's currently eight in the morning.

I absoloutley love Ceasers. Every Sunday is time for "Ceaser Fever". Best drink out there hands down.

I am from the prairies, and I find the Red Eye a disturbing and strange concoction that people only seem to drink when they are in the wee early morning hours of a weekend binge, often whilst frying gargantuan amounts of bacon.

it's even better with a splash of red wine.

It's just a shame that Mott's has it all sewn up. I'd love to be able to order a Caesar that didn't have MSG in it.

Tell me about it. I have been living in Belgium for 4 years and often crave a caesar and of course, there are none to be found. One of the first things I do when I visit family in Ontario is to have a big, spicy caesar, and only then, do I feel like I am finally home!
Hail Caesar.

"Bloody" Caesar?

I thought the "bloody" prefix was used only by Americans so that they wouldn't think you were trying to order a salad.

Any true Canadian would unapologetically call it a Caesar, period. The bloody CBC should be ashamed for referring to this wonderful cocktail as anything else.

Am I wrong? Can anyone back me up on this?

Too bad it has to have the clam juice in it.

My Fave :)

Hail Caesar indeed! I am wondering if any CBC readers have tried the Caesar at Bar Chef in Toronto which makes all its own drinks. Curious to know if they make their own clamato juice. I went there with author of onefortheroad.biz who writes about cocktails every where she travels to and she gave the place a thumbs up but neither of us tried the caesar.

It's after six pm on the friday of a long weekend. All HAIL CEASAR!!!!! :) *long swig*

I work on cruise ships and no matter where I go bartenders look at me crazy when I ask if they can make one...I've almost given up!Never fear there are some random places in this world that can make them...although they usually forget the sauce or the rimmer...and most of all the celery! I am craving one right now. I can't wait to get home!

Much as I enjoy the Caesar, I think Canada's drink should have Canadian Club or something distinctly Canadian in it.

I've been living and working in Europe for almost 20yrs now, and every time I get back home, one of the first things I do is have a Caesar. I can still recall how dismayed I was to not find it on the cocktail list of any bar I went to when I first moved to Europe!

In reply to Mike's post about how it isn't a Bloody Caesar, all I can say is that while working my way through university (as a waiter and bartender) every restaurant / bar I worked in called it a Bloody Caesar. As it was on the cocktail list, I doubt there was any chance of Americans mistaking it for a salad had it not had the "bloody" prefix. Nothing wrong with calling it a Bloody Caesar, in my opinion. Although I agree that "Caesar" is usually sufficient, the "any true Canadian" assertion in your post is tendentious.

Boy I do miss clamato juice. I did find it once in a grocery store in Pattaya but never did find it again. Motts, how about exporting to Thailand?

To Mike: I've got your back... I've never heard of a Caesar being referred to as "bloody" until this article. It's a Caesar, period. But I fully support it's raise in stature to national cocktail. It's the colour of our flag, it's spicy, it's got vegetables and seafood, it's got Worcestershire sauce (a taste of our British heritage) and it's fortified with a hearty Northern alcohol (albeit from another Northern clime)... in short, it's about as Canadian as you can get! I do agree with Steve Kaldestad about the lamentable commercial monopoly on the main ingredient. I'm going to start making mine with actual clam juice and plain tomato juice.

i've made caesars with cc whiskey and it gives it a smokey flavor.....quite nice and a different spin on the fan favorite

I remember selling a whole bunch of Caesars in the bars. Always popular, and it somehow seems healthy!
Cheers Caesar!

I love Caesers! There is nothing more frustrating than visiting friends in the US and not being able to get a Caeser. We carry Bourbon, they should carry Caesers! I have found them in DUbai though!

Just thought I would say...ya to that. Its 55Deg C here today and I would give my left ... for a ceasar or 10, may in about 6 months.

Cheers and enjoy

Horseradish - must add one small spoonful of horseradish to the finished drink. Amazing.

Put the rimmer in the glass with horseradish and franks instead of tabasco. Swirl with vodka, worcestershire and then add the motts with pickled asparagus. Ceasar's ceasar, there you go friendo.

I have been drinking virgin ceasar's all week. I have an addiction to them when I add a dill pickle and a little of the pickle juice. Dying to try it with pickled asparagus.

Now off to try it with horseradish!

I love explaining to the Brits that we put tomato and clam juice together in a cocktail just to see their reaction. You can buy Clamato juice over here (albeit only in large supermarkets in the exotic foods section) but oh how I miss having Caesars on a patio in the summer in Canada!