Canadian Secrets

Slowly but surely I'm finding out things about Canada that they've been keeping secret. Today's secret: Caesars.
Did you know Canada has a drink called a Caesar? And that it is unofficially the official cocktail of Canada? Yeah, neither did I.

A fellow grad student was making dinner plans yesterday and announced that he'd be having Caesars that night. I thought he was talking about Caesar salads and thought that sounded like a delightful idea. He was on the phone and asked his girlfriend if she had Worcestershire sauce and pickles, then said that he would get the vodka. So naturally, I thought they would be pairing their salads with Bloody Marys. Wrong. Then he mentioned clamato juice. Fortunately, I didn't say anything that would reveal I had no idea what was going on.
When I got home, I decided to do some research on this. A quick search revealed the best kept secret in Canadian drinking.
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Now, this seems suspiciously similar to Bloody Marys but it should be noted that in regular speech it's not called a Bloody Caesar. You might hear it called that but obviously the person saying that is not Canadian. This drink was a revelation to me. Remember a couple years back when clamato juice came on the scene in the U.S.? Budweiser introduced the ill-conceived "Chelada" which has since disappeared. I think if that clamato/beer combo was done correctly, I could like it though. Anyway, apparently Mott's printed a Caesar recipe on the label of their clamato juice, hoping the Americans would catch on. Nope. Didn't work. And Canada kept their secret.
Now I'm telling you and you can impress your friends with your international drink knowledge. Also, at some point over Christmas break I will be concocting Caesars for anyone who wants to try them with me.

Edit: Just spotted a Caesar in a Molson Canadian 67 commercial. Non-Canadians would mistake it for a Bloody Mary. I know better now.