LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2020

PACKAGE DEALS

Caesar kit Everyone loves the most Canadian of cocktails, invented at a Calgary Italian restaurant in the 1960s. Though it calls for vodka, consider building tasty kit versions with gin, whisky or tequila.

Giftables Celery salt is the classic glass-rimmer, or go local with Cured Spice Co. smoky Caesar Rimmer from Prince Edward County, Ont. curedspice.com

Banff Ice Vodka LCBO 350397, $27.75 Triple-distilled with crystalline Rocky Mountain water, this crisp yet smooth Ca- nadian vodka sticks close to the Caesar’s Alberta roots.

Dixon’s Flaming Caesar Vodka LCBO 545186, $34.95

Put Ontario craft spirits into the mix! Dixon’s from Guelph, Ont., adds hints of dill and horse- radish to its Caesar vodka.

Giftables Mott’s Clamato, Ontario’s Singer’s (singersmix.com), or Canadian Simp’s (simpssyrups.com) and Walter’s brands (waltercaesar.com) offer vegan, gluten-free and other Caesar mixes. Beer mugs or Mason-jar glasses make fun vessels and hot sauce or horseradish adds spice.

Customize it Reinvent the celery stalk garnish! Try Matt & Steve’s Extreme Beans, Asparagoos spears or bean-stuffed B’n Olive (can.mattandsteve.com), or Tipsy Fiery Olives or Cocktail Stirrers from Toronto-founded Sable & Rosenfeld (sableandrosenfeld.com).

Find ready‑to-drink Caesars at the LCBO!

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HOLIDAY 2020 FOOD & DRINK