Bloody Caesar

The Ides of March is coming and in Canada the way to celebrate it is was a Bloody Caesar. The cocktail is similar to a Bloody Mary but it has the added ingredient of clam juice.
The Bloody Caesar was invented in Calgary in 1969 by the restaurateur Walter Chell at the Calgary Inn. Chell was a native of Italy and his homeland and the spaghetti with tomato and clam sauce from Venice was his inspiration.  He experimented with the drink for a while until he perfected his drink. Once it was on the menu it took off and became extremely popular there and eventually through out the Calgary area.
The creation of the Bloody Caesar and the development of Mott's Clamato juice Serendipitously coincided. Clamato is now an essential when making a Bloody Caesar. The drink is vodka, hot sauce, Worchestershire, salt and pepper and Clamato juice and served in highball glass with celery and a lime. Mott's sold only 500 cases of Clamto the year it came out but now the popularity of the drink accounts for over 75% of Clamto sales.
Almost unknown outside of Canada the Bloody Caesar is available in some bars in the US and Europe popular with Canadians.