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The 18th Amendment and the Russian Revolution are responsible for the favorite hangover cocktail cure known as the Bloody Mary.
The 18th Amendment forced Americans who enjoyed libations overseas to find relief from prohibition. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world a revolution was in full swing. People escaping Russia brought with them their favorite distilled spirit. Both groups of refugees converged in Paris.
During this time Harry Mac Elhone built an authentic New York bar in Paris, complete with the original bar shipped in from the States. The French found this novelty delightful. Americans sought it out as a taste of home and the Russians, well, they just wanted to have a good time.
Mac Elhone found vodka to be rather tasteless and boring. His bartender Ferdinand “Pet” Petiot spent months fooling around with the liquor, attempting to make something novel. Then one day he combined it with tomato juice cocktail and spices. Bam! The Bloody Mary was born…except it was called Bucket of Blood. Then, the Red Snapper.
To get to the name Bloody Mary would require the end of Prohibition and a trip back to New York, specifically at the King Cole Bar in the St. Regis Hotel. Petiot was lured back by the Astors.
There are several stories as to why the Red Snapper morphed into Bloody Mary. Some say it pays homage to Mary Tudor I of England, Queen Elizabeth I’s half sister who was famous for killing Protestants. Or possibly after actor George Jessel friend, Mary Geraghty. Or simply because it was easier to remember than Red Snapper and more appealing than bucket of blood. However, the drink received its name, by 1946 the drink was thus called in print.
January 1 is dubbed Bloody Mary Day simply because on New Years Eve, people tend to drink too much and thus need this hangover cure, first thing in the morning.
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