This weekend is the May Two-Four weekend in Canada.  Everyone is off to cottage country or maybe just their (or their buddy’s) backyard.  The question then becomes, how does on celebrate the long weekend?  Yeah, I know, booze, booze, and more booze.  But that brings up a question: What is Canada’s national drink?  The contenders and a poll after the jump.

Beer
Nothing seems more Canadian than picking up a 24 from The Beer Store and cracking open a bottle with some mates.  And it’s not like there’s a shortage of Canadian beers available.  Labatt, Molson, Rickard’s, Keith’s, Moosehead, Sleeman, a ton of microbreweries. Hell, the most popular beer in Canada is called Canadian. If that isn’t a sign that the national drink is beer, I’m not sure what is. That’s not too mention that our beer is a source of national pride. Canadians will endlessly state that Canadian beers have more alcohol and a stronger taste than their American counterparts. How many times have you been out and heard someone say they can drink more American beer than Canadian because the Yanks make weak stuff?

Wine
While Canada makes a lot of good beer, we also make some pretty good wine to boot. It’s the opposite ends of the spectrum – beer being the drink of the common man while wine is the drink of the sophisticated gentleman. Canada is known for making some of the best ice wines in the world and is gaining a reputation for growing excellent late harvest and sparkling wines. Wine is also grown, literally, across the country. The two biggest wine producing areas are in British Columbia and Southern Ontario but there are commercial vineyards located in Quebec and Nova Scotia.

Canadian Whisky
Things just keep getting stronger and stronger here. At least, the alcohol content does. Canadian whiskies fall into the family of rye whiskies, so much so that the terms “Canadian whisky” and “rye whisky” are essentially interchangeable in Canada. The only difference between Canadian and rye whiskies is that Canadian whisky is mashed, distilled, and aged in Canada. Canadian whiskies are also considered to be smoother and more full bodied than most other whiskies. And like beer, there is a whisky named after Canada. Ever hear of Canadian Club?

Caesar
The caesar is a drink that was invented in Canada and I’m pretty sure can only be found in and on the border of Canada. The caesar was originally created in Calgary by a bartender to celebrate the opening of a new Italian restaurant, or so the legend goes. The current recipe uses about 6 oz. of clamato juice but the original recipe used roughly the same amount of tomato juice and mashed clams. I guess you can say that Mott’s, who makes the majority of clamato juice, is a Canadian hero. Mott’s even put a caesar recipe on bottles of clamato juice sold in the US. The Yanks still don’t know what a caesar is.

So here’s the poll. What is Canada’s national drink? Don’t forget to vote and drop us a comment.