O Canada! Where our sorry’s and poutine are plentiful. Broad lands brimming with moose, Mounties & maple syrup. The true north home of hockey & our national cocktail - the Bloody Caesar.

1969 blessed us with two things: The birth of my hubby & the formulation of this craft cocktail. Thank you Walter Chell! Original recipe as follows:

What You’ll Need:

1 ounce Vodka

2 dashes Three38 Caesar Splasher

4 dashes Worcestershire

3 pinches each Salt & Pepper

4 ounces Mott’s Clamato

1 stalk of Celery

Lime Wedges

Celery Salt

Ice

• Walter’s secret ingredient was a dash of Oregano

Directions:

Rub rim of glass with lime wedge & coat with your favorite rimmer (Celery Salt was the original go to, but evolution has created an abundance of combinations. For this Caesar we are going to use 1 part celery salt, 1 part kosher salt and 1/2 part smoked paprika.

Now that your rim is all wet, you are going to want to grind it into your favorite rimmer. The classic bloody caesar recipe used straight up celery salt, we find that el bore oh, but you certainly can use it straight up if you want an authentic experience. We however are going to use:

• 1 tsp celery salt

• 1 tsp kosher salt

• 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika

Combine the above ingredients in a bowl or small plate and mix em up. Your bowl needs to accommodate the wet top of you glass of choice, so choose wisely!

Don’t let that wet edge go to waste, go ahead and grind the rim of your glass into you freshly mixed Caesar rimmer! If you want a thicker rim of salt, make a deeper pile of rimmer to rub it in.

FILL GLASS WITH ICE!!

FILL GLASS WITH ICE!!

Not too sure if we mentioned it or not, but now is when you fill your glass with ice. ALL THE WAY!!

The Vodka!

The Classic Caesar is and always will be a vodka cocktail, sure there are variations, but vodka started this train, and frankly vodka will finish the train. (I do not know what that even means)

Reyka Vodka from Iceland is wonderfully smooth and tasty. A magical companion to the salty goodness of a Canadian Caesar! They say it is made OF Iceland, but they filter out the chunks. Seriously though, it’s a wonderful Vodka.

Now we indulge in our Three38 Caesar Splasher. Made from the ground up to be added to a Caesar. Hints of heat, sweet, and acid to add that extra pop that a Caesar needs.

Here you can go for the aforementioned two dashes or you can give it two squeezes. How much spicy goodness are you in the mood for? If you are comparing to Tabasco sauce, Caesar Splasher has about the same spice level. We here prefer one squeeze of Caesar Splasher per Caesar.

There are no substitutes for Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, we highly recommend using it if available.

Add 4 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce (AKA Wash your sister sauce) over the ice. Some lids flow freely and some lids are stubborn. Where a smack on the bottom will get you a dash on a stubborn lid, a quick little pour will get you a dash on the free flowing variety. You can do this!

Classic Clamato. Not spicy, not dill pickle, not the works, nope, just good old classic Clamato Juice.

Pour over the ice 4oz of Classic Motts Clamato. Yes, the original Caesar used Tomato Juice and clam juice separately, we here in the Three38 test kitchen are accustomed to letting Motts combine the the two. Try not to use the flavored varieties here, just regular Clamato.

Time to play dress-up. To finish this off in a classic way, we are going to have to top this off with classic style!

Garnish with a stalk of celery (used to give it a good stir) & wedge of lime, maybe a sprig or two of pickled asparagus and perhaps as a nod to Walter , a leaf or two of oregano.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to wrap myself in my point blanket and sit in front of the roaring fire while I sip a classic Caesar & wait for the dogsled to warm up. We would suggest you now go ahead and clean up, but you’ll likely be back in a jiffy to build another. Quick tip: Pour the ice from your empty glass into another cup or bowl while you re-rim, then return and top up the original glass.

Enjoy Responsibly!