A cocktail drink...was bloody hailed in Calgary...

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The Bloody Caesar

The Bloody Caesar cocktail is so popular, it may surprise some Canadians that it was invented here - yet is actually not well-known outside the country.

It all began in 1969, when Italian immigrant Walter Chell was working as a beverage manager at the Westin Hotel in Calgary. He decided to mix up a new drink for the hotel's new restaurant.

Chell combined tomato juice, clam juice, Worcestershire sauce, spices and vodka, the story goes. He named the concoction simply "Caesar."

But that bloody part? He offered the drink to a British guest sitting at the bar.

"The British gentleman said, 'This is a bloody good Caesar,' and that's how the Bloody Caesar came to be," says Chell's granddaughter, Sheena Parker.

The cocktail became such a hit that the U.S.-based company Mott's bought Chell's recipe, says Parker. The company also signed him on as a spokesperson for its product: Mott's Clamato - a clam and tomato juice drink that can be used to make a Caesar.

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Topic - A cocktail drink...was bloody hailed in Calgary... - kootenay 12:45:16 07/02/17 (1)

RE: A cocktail drink...was bloody hailed in Calgary... - double28 13:18:07 07/02/17 (0)

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