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One of the coolest cocktails in the world was invented at Calgary's Westin Hotel
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Our next 'hot spot' is in downtown Calgary, at 320 4th Ave. SW. It's the Westin Hotel - where the infamous Bloody Caesar cocktail was invented in 1969. It was created by bartender Walter Chell who had been asked to concoct a drink to commemorate the opening of the hotel's Italian restaurant (Marco's). Inspired by the Italian cuisine, he came up with a mixture of hand-mashed clams, tomato juice, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper, garnished it with a celery stick and named it for the Roman Emperor - a Bloody Caesar. Later, with assistance from Chell, the Mott Company developed 'clamato' juice, which has lead to the sale of about 250 million Mott's Clamato Caesars annually. The recipe |
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