This Ultimate Caesar Cocktail is a total Canadian classic. It’s Clamato juice based with a hit of vodka and the whole thing gets flavour and spice from ingredients like horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Like most cocktails, it’s made quickly (in under 5 minutes). My favourite part? It has a snack built right in!
Hey everyone! This is an update on a post I did waaaaay back when. Being one of my favourite cocktails, I thought it needed a little remodel with pics and write up so….ta da! Here on Girl Heart Food, every so often (maybe once or twice a month), I’ve decided to have a series called ‘Quickie Thursday’ where I will bring you guys super easy and quick recipes that can be prepared in no time. With that, there will be just a few pics and the chit chat will be kept to a minimum (no complaints there, I see 😉 ). It’s a little check in before the weekend to say ‘hi – how’s it goin’?’, ya know
In the past, I absolutely did not like vegetable based juices. However, these days, I love ’em! Caesar? Yes, please 🙂 Gimme! Especially, when it’s this Ultimate Caesar Cocktail! What is something that you didn’t love, but now you do?
Caesar vs bloody mary – what’s the difference anyway?
In case you were wondering what the difference between these two similar drinks (cause they kinda are), the main base of a Caesar is Clamato juice which is basically a pre-made mix combining both tomato and claim juice. A bloody mary, on the other hand, is tomato juice based. Don’t like Clamato juice? No worries! Make a bloody mary by subbing in tomato juice.
Non Alcoholic Caesar Cocktail
Vodka is a pretty neutral tasting spirit. If you prefer, you can omit the vodka altogether and have this baby virgin style and it will still be equally delish! Truthfully, I love the snack served on top of the caesar just as much as the actual drink; both components are pretty awesome! I love mine extra spicy ’cause that’s how I roll, but you can adjust the hot sauce to your taste if you like it a little milder – I’m not gonna judge!
Hope you enjoy this Ultimate Caesar Cocktail on Thirsty Thursday, brunch with friends or family or just a random Friday evening spent with your sweetie!
Cheers to a wonderful weekend!
P.S. If you missed my last post, you can check it out here.
P.P.S. If you think this Ultimate Caesar Cocktail will make your belly happy too, please me sure to hit that little Pin button. Many thanks, you guys! XO
Ultimate Caesar Cocktail
Ingredients
Ultimate Caesar Cocktail
- 1/2 tsp celery salt
- 1 cup Clamato juice (or your favourite veg juice)
- 2 oz vodka
- 1 tsp horseradish
- 3-4 dashes worcestershire sauce
- 3-4 dashes tabasco or to taste
- 1/2 lime -juiced
- pinch tsp black pepper
- ice -to top glass
Garnish
- 1 piece pickled green bean
- 2 slices salami (your favourite)
- 2 pieces sweet onions
- 2 pieces green olives
- 1 wooden skewer -big enough to cover a little more than your glass
- 1 stalk celery
Instructions
- Place celery salt on a small plate. Wet glass rim with lime wedge and dip into celery salt to coat.
- In a tall glass add Clamato juice, vodka, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, lime juice and pepper. Use a spoon and stir to combine. Top with ice cubes.
- On wooden skewer, garnish as desired (I like pickled beans, salami, sweet onion and olives). Place over top of glass and add celery stick. Enjoy!
Mmmm I would order that drink only for the little goodies on the skewers LOL. I’m very intrigued by the clamato juice, guess I’ll have to try, cheeeeerzzz!
Haha – so tasty! I always go for that skewer of goodies first 😉 Thanks Patty!
lol I am obsessed with what’s on the toothpick! Ten of those could be my dinner:)
Haha – right?? Me too! Right there with ya 😉
I’ve never heard of this drink before, sounds so delicious!
Thanks Carrie…it’s a classic ’round here 😉
Clamato juice? Now that sounds interesting. Love how you garnished the glasses with that little tapas!
Thank you Julia! My favourite part is that snack 😉
what a delight to make. My brothers would love this to start off a nice dinner on Sunday!
Thank you Claudia!
I’ve never heard of a Caesar cocktail, or mixing tomato and clam juice… but I’m totally loving this! I want to try it! (Is this where I admit that I’ve never tasted a bloody mary either? lol)
Well, now you need to try 😉 I love mine extra spicy, but I especially love the snack with it!
I totally hear you on the tastes changing thing, Dawn! I used to hate veggie juice, too, but now I love it. In fact, I’ll sometimes get bloody mary mix on a plane (no alcohol…just the mix) and sip on it. Yum! So Caesars. My curling buddies LOVE these, and they often mix up a big batch and then bring a glass out on the ice with them when we play morning games. I’m more on the tomato juice side of things, but I can appreciate a good recipe…and this is a great one! 🙂 Hope you had an awesome weekend, my friend!
Figures that your curling buddies would love caesars 😉 It’s totally awesome with tomato juice too! Thanks David!
I’ve never tried a Caesar Cocktail before. I’m usually not one for vegetable juices, but now I totally want to try this and see if my tastes have changed, especially if it comes with that snack on top. 😉
Looking forward to your Quickie Thursday posts, Dawn. Hope you’re having an awesome weekend!
The snack on top is the BEST – always about the food, right 😀 ? Thanks so much, Tracy!
I used to hate mushrooms but now I love them. Maybe I should also retry veggie juice!
Love mushrooms too! Tastes definitely do change 🙂
Thank you for the background on Caesar vs Bloody Mary. I honestly had no idea what the difference is. I used to dislike vegetable based drinks as well but now I’m loving them! Especially when they come with a tasty treat on top 😉 This one has been pinned!!! Have a great weekend my fellow Canuck! XO
Thank you very much Katherine 🙂 !! And I appreciate the Pin! Hope you love this one as much as I do 😉 Have an awesome weekend too! XO
Hitting the pin for sure, as this is sure to make my belly happy. I am not sure those snacks will make it into this cocktail as it all looks so delicious and I can’t control myself these days. Love this Canadian classic.
Yay! Appreciate that, Cindy! I usually always have extra of the garnish to eat as I’m preparing this one….too good 😉
Hail Caesar! Looks rather tasty and a built in appetizer, too? Cheers!
Thanks Kevin! Can’t beat a drink and snack in one, can ya 😉 ?
Quickie Thursdays are going to be something I will look forward to after seeing your beautiful post on Bloody Mary’s. Although I have to avoid the Clamato because of my husband’s shellfish allergy, I am looking forward to trying this cocktail again. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
Thank you Denise 🙂 Appreciate the kind words!
Ohhh, I LOVE the idea of quickie Thursday, Dawn!! When I saw this on IG, I was all like, ummm how did I miss this?!! Quickie Thursday explains it all! 😉 It is true tastes change! Our taste buds are always developing, you can just ask brussels sprouts to verify this for you. Lol, Lord knows I hated them growing up and can’t live without them now! I’m a huge fan of brunch cocktails and this is one of my favorites!! I’m totally digging your snack skewers built in to this libation! Definitely making this on Sunday! Cheers, doll!
Thank you Cheyanne! Funny how tastes change, isn’t it? For the better, I say, cause if not we’d be missing out on caesars and brussels sprouts and that would be a dang shame! The snack skewers make this one for sure and I always eat extra…hehehe. Hope you enjoy it! xo
I love caesars so much but I think it’s the horseradish. I like enough that it starts to resemble cocktail sauce!
I totally know what you mean!! The more spicier, the better 🙂
As an expat from Canada, I do miss my weekly Bloody Caesar! Don’t know if you know you guys but Clamato is quite a difficult one to find in Europe:( I like your version with horseradish! Give it an extra kick!
Oh, that’s too bad! I love that spice from the horseradish – so good! Thanks so much Marie!
I always love a good Caesar! And a homemade one is so much better than those pre-mixed Caesars in cans. Great recipe!
Definitely :)!! Thanks Elaine!
I didn’t use to like ceasars but have grown to love ’em. Love your garnishes! I once had a version where there was a huge chunk of lobster meat on top. How can you not love that right? It’s such a fun drink. Hooray for Friday, we made it 🙂 This drink would be perfect. Have a wonderful weekend!
Garnishes are always the BEST!! YUM – lobster meat? Now you’re talking! Happy Friday, Jolina 🙂
The weekend is almost here and I am ready! I think I need one of these cocktails. I love bloody marys so I’m betting this would be fabulous too! Have a stupendous weekend!
You totally do 😉 You’d love this one, Kathy! Have an awesome weekend too!
Bloody Mary’s are my jam so this Ultimate Caesar cocktail is right up my alley. I like the idea of Quicky Thursday I never have a lot of time so this is perfect for me. It took me awhile to warm up to vegetable based juices also Dawn, so happy to know that I’m not alone. All the toppings look beautiful and tasty.
Thank you very much, Mary! The toppings are the best part 😉
I don’t know much about cocktails, but I know how much a good Caesar or a Bloody Mary are appreciated, especially here in Canada! I’d love to try it! It looks beautiful and love all the garnishing. It’s perfect for aperitivo time in Italy!
Definitely 😉 Thank you Nicoletta!!
Just five minutes and I could be sipping on this beauty? Bloody Mary is one of my favorite drinks and I absolutely love what you’ve done with the garnish! This may have to make an appearance this weekend! 😉 Thanks for sharing, my friend! Salute! XOXO
YES! Awesome, right 😉 ? Thank you Annie! Hope you love it! XOXO
So this might sound crazy but I used to detest white chocolate. Fortunately I got over that :). My favorite part of any cocktail is the garnish–what can I say, I like to eat! I love all the garnishes you have going on here. This whole drink just looks beyond epic. PINNED! Have a great weekend Dawn!
Lucky that you did cause white chocolate is delicious 😉 Garnish is my favourite part too, Kelsie! Thank you so much and appreciate the Pin! Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Yum! My kind of cocktail:) With the Clamato it reminds me of a Michelada a bit. Love the garnish! We used to live next to a small ski area called Arrowhead. Not that great snow wise, but they had Bloody Mary’s with salad like garnish:) and a huge outdoor fire place at the base area, with chairs and blankets. We went a lot:) sometimes didn’t even ski. They need to learn how to make your Canadian beauty! Pinning for later!
Arrowhead sounds pretty awesome! I can imagine why you went a lot 😉 Thank you very much for the sweet comment and Pin, Milena! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
Dawn, you make my bloody mary look so simple and un-garnished, I love the pictures and love, love, love all the garnishes on top! Have a great weekend!
You’re too kind, Gaila!! Thanks very much and have a great weekend too 🙂
You are a girl after my heart!!!! I love a Bloody Mary! Haven’t made a version with Clamato Juice, but I will be this weekend!!! YUUUUUMMMMM!
Haha! I hear ya! Hope you love it as much as I do 😉 Thanks very much, Katie!
Love this cocktail Dawn! And all of your garnishes push this one right to the top! This would be a fabulous addition to a brunch menu. So fun! Pinning and can’t wait to try!
Thank you Mary Ann! Garnishes are my fave!! Appreciate the kind words and Pin, my friend 🙂 Have a lovely weekend!