Buried Caesar

This month's Cover to Cocktails drink is the Buried Caesar! For those American friends that are reading, this is a Canadian version of a Bloody Mary, substituting the tomato juice for clamato juice. I chose this drink in honor of our book Findlay Donovan Is Killing it. In the book, our main character spills a Bloody Mary on a woman in the bar which first gave me the idea for this cocktail. To give it a twist, I decided to try and impart an earthy taste through a grass flavored vodka and some dill. The red color and the earthy flavor is representative of the murder and burial of the body at a sod farm in the book. The vodka used is also my mom's favorite, so I was glad to find an opportunity to use it!

Susan was a bit skeptical of the cocktail, as she doesn't like tomato juice, but she enjoyed it more than she thought with the use of clamato. I am a fan of Caesar's and enjoyed this one, although I would have added a bit more worcestershire sauce and tabasco. One of the things I love about Caesar's is all of the garnishes you can use! The traditional option is a celery stick, but various pickled things can be used. I put in some of my homemade spicy, pickled asparagus and Susan added a carrot. So feel free to get creative! Until next time have a drink, read a book and be happy!

Jen

Susan

Recipe

2 oz Zubrowka bison grass vodka

3/4 cup clamato juice

2 dashes worcestershire sauce

1 dash tabasco sauce

celery salt

lime

dill

Choice of garnish (celery, pickled beans, pickled asparagus, etc)

Place some of the celery salt in a shallow dish. Rub the edge of the glass with the lime wedge and then dip in the celery salt to rim. Add ice to the glass. Add the vodka, clamato, worcestershire sauce and to the glass and stir. Sprinkle a dash of chopped dill to the top. Place your garnish in the glass.