Dan Aykroyd Unveils the Golden Caesar with Canadian Celebrities to Celebrate 50 years of Canada's Cocktail on National Caesar Day Français
TORONTO, May 9, 2019 /CNW/ - How do you celebrate the golden anniversary of Canada's cocktail? If you are Canadian comedy legend, Dan Aykroyd – with some great friends and an equally golden Caesar!
"I wanted Canadians to celebrate National Caesar Day with a recipe worthy of a 50th anniversary," said Aykroyd. "After much trial and error, I was ready to gather a Caesar-tasting panel to sample my Golden Caesar. I called upon bona fide Canadians Colin Mochrie from Whose Line is it Anyway?, Yannick Bisson from Murdoch Mysteries, (who also turns 50 on National Caesar Day) and the Caesar Heiress herself, Joan Chell, whose Dad invented the Caesar. And we all agreed – this recipe was the one!"
The Golden Caesar is made with red chilis, chipotle hot sauce, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canadian-made Crystal Head vodka, and the essential ingredient: Mott's Clamato. It's finished with a gold dust rim, rosemary dipped in golden powder, and a sparkler for some festive flair.
Aykroyd is unveiling the recipe for National Caesar Day, an annual celebration that falls on the Thursday before the May long weekend – widely acknowledged as the unofficial kick-off to summer and patio season. Now in its fifth year, the 2019 celebrations will be particularly special as Canadians mark the milestone 50th anniversary.
In two online videos, Mochrie and Aykroyd celebrate with some Caesar-themed improv while Bisson joins Aykroyd on a hilarious hunt for the missing Caesar ingredients, direct from the Murdoch Mysteries set. View or download videos here: https://app.box.com/v/National-Caesar-Day-2019
The rest of Canada shared their Caesar stories online for the chance to join Aykroyd on National Caesar Day and ride along with him in a Caesar-red 50 year-old vintage fire truck. More than 2,500 stories were submitted, proving that for every Caesar savoured, there's a story to share.
Dan chose Edmonton's JD Patterson as the winner whose romantic story was about how a Caesar changed his life and lead to meeting his future wife – to whom he's been married now for 25 years!
For ideas on how to celebrate National Caesar Day and a list of venues celebrating across the country, please visit www.MottsClamato.com/nationalcaesarday
DAN AYKROYD'S GOLDEN CAESAR |
|
½ inch strip |
Red chili (mild to medium) |
1.5 oz |
Crystal Head Vodka |
1.25 oz |
Cabernet Sauvignon (Canadian) |
0.5 oz |
Fresh lemon juice |
4 dashes |
Tabasco Chipotle sauce |
2 dashes |
Worcestershire sauce |
5 oz |
Mott's Clamato Original |
Instructions
- Rim your glass with Mott's Clamato Rimmer mixed with edible gold powder
- Muddle red chili piece in the bottom of glass
- Add vodka, wine, lemon juice, and sauces
- Fill glass with ice
- Top with Mott's Clamato Original and stir
- Garnish with a Matt & Steve's Extreme Bean, a sprig of gold powder-dusted rosemary.
- Skewer a small sparkler into a wedge of lemon and place on side of glass. Light sparkler outside before serving.
Please drink responsibly.
SOURCE National Caesar Day
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