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Bloody Mary

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The Bloody Mary is a savory cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice, typically seasoned with ingredients such as Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, black pepper, celery salt and lemon juice, and often garnished elaborately with celery, olives or other savory additions. Its exact origin is disputed, with competing claims placing its creation at Harrys New York Bar in Paris or at the King Cole Bar in New York in the nineteen twenties or nineteen thirties. The drink became closely associated over the twentieth century with brunch culture and with the idea of a hangover remedy, and it remains one of the most heavily garnished and personalized cocktails in common use.

Facts
Disputed
Origin Period, From (Year)
1921 1Tradition: petiot-1921-claim
Two competing origin years are claimed for Petiot's invention, 1921 and 1934; sources do not agree on a single year.
Origin Period, From (Year)
1934 1Tradition: petiot-1934-claim
Two competing origin years are claimed for Petiot's invention, 1921 and 1934; sources do not agree on a single year.
Origin Region
France 1Tradition: petiot-1921-claim
Two competing origin narratives exist for the Bloody Mary: a 1921 claim tied to Paris and a 1934 claim tied to New York; sources do not agree on a single origin city or country.
Origin Region
United States 1Tradition: petiot-1934-claim
Two competing origin narratives exist for the Bloody Mary: a 1921 claim tied to Paris and a 1934 claim tied to New York; sources do not agree on a single origin city or country.
Connections

Associated With

Vodka, Drinks

Uses Ingredient

Tomato, Ingredients
Sources
1. Bloody Mary (cocktail) - Wikipedia
  • History section, Petiot 1921 Paris claim
    The French bartender Fernand Petiot is claimed to have invented the Bloody Mary in 1921, well before any of the later claims, according to both his granddaughter and his employer at the time, the New York Bar in Paris which later became Harry's New York Bar, a frequent Paris hangout for Ernest Hemingway and other American expatriates.
  • History section, Petiot 1934 New York claim
    Fernand Petiot claimed to have invented the modern Bloody Mary in 1934 as a refinement to George Jessel's drink, at the King Cole Room in New York's St. Regis Hotel, according to the hotel's own history.
  • History section, Petiot 1921 claim (from)
    The French bartender Fernand Petiot is claimed to have invented the Bloody Mary in 1921, well before any of the later claims, according to both his granddaughter and his employer at the time, the New York Bar in Paris which later became Harry's New York Bar, a frequent Paris hangout for Ernest Hemingway and other American expatriates.
  • History section, Petiot 1921 claim (to)
    The French bartender Fernand Petiot is claimed to have invented the Bloody Mary in 1921, well before any of the later claims, according to both his granddaughter and his employer at the time, the New York Bar in Paris which later became Harry's New York Bar, a frequent Paris hangout for Ernest Hemingway and other American expatriates.
  • History section, Petiot 1934 claim (from)
    Fernand Petiot claimed to have invented the modern Bloody Mary in 1934 as a refinement to George Jessel's drink, at the King Cole Room in New York's St. Regis Hotel, according to the hotel's own history.
  • History section, Petiot 1934 claim (to)
    Fernand Petiot claimed to have invented the modern Bloody Mary in 1934 as a refinement to George Jessel's drink, at the King Cole Room in New York's St. Regis Hotel, according to the hotel's own history.
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