Cole's Non-Traditional Classic Caesar Recipe
Cole’s version
Cole's Non-Traditional Classic Caesar
Ingredients
- Lemon or lime, to wet the rim
- Prepared rim blend, for the glass and a little on top (see the blend linked below)
- Ice
- 45 mL (1 1/2 fl oz) vodka
- 1.25–2.5 mL (1/4–1/2 tsp) jarred horseradish
- 22 mL (1 1/2 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce
- 15 mL (1 tbsp) Tabasco
- Clamato Pickled Bean, enough to fill the glass
- Your choice of garnish, optional
Directions
- Wet the rim of a roughly 350 mL (12 fl oz) glass with lemon or lime, then coat it with the prepared rim blend.
- Add ice, vodka, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco.
- Fill with Clamato Pickled Bean to about 1 cm (1/2 inch) below the top.
- Stir with a small spoon to break up and distribute the horseradish.
- Add a garnish if you wish, then sprinkle a little of the rim blend on top.
What I changed and why
Vanquish celery salt and improve the all important rim — cribbed from cookandrenovate.com. The only modification I make to that rim-blend recipe is adding 5 mL (1 tsp) paprika to the batch.
I am usually one to go big or go home, but I find using a bigger glass, more vodka, etc. messes with the flavour and I have not been able to land it. Stick with a roughly 350 mL (12 fl oz) glass for this one.
Nothing too crazy but it turns out a great result — major differences from what I have seen in the past is the volume of Worcestershire sauce I use, and probably the low volume of horseradish.
For non Canadians reading this, a Caesar is a bloody marry with clam juice added; it is far superior in every way so lets stop the debate right there :)
The variations
I have tried a ton of variations over time including bigger glasses, less vodka, more vodka, bbq sauce, different hot sauces, fresh vs canned horseradish (use fresh if available because its tons of fun to grate like they do at Rodneys)
Verdict
The rim is really where the rubber meets the road for this drink, and I find the pickled bean Clamato gives the best flavour. Nicole describes the drink as a little sour, and if this is a complaint a little sugar sprinkled in balances it out just fine
