Bloody Mary: the blood-red cocktail!

Tomato juice and vodka, these were the two ingredients used for the first time together, with the same dosage by the American George Jessel in 1939, to make one of the most famous drinks in the world that will go down in history with the name “Bloody Mary” .

In fact this first recipe, we could define it as an ancestor of this drink, because to add the touch of spice that distinguishes this drink will be Fernand Petiot.

A touch more ….

The choice of using spices by Fernand Petiot gave this drink a decidedly different flavor than the original one and enriched it with character by adding to the original recipe some special ingredients such as salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice , Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and crushed ice. In short, as he himself asserted another story, and he was absolutely right.

In addition to the diatribe that still lingers on the paternity of this drink, even the news about the choice of his name still arouse many controversies.

Bloody Mary? Here because!

According to some, in fact the name Bloody Mary, was chosen to pay homage to the intense color of this drink dictated by the use of tomato juice that recalls the intense red color of the blood. Therefore it would be inspired by the Queen Maria I Tudor, passed to history as Mary the bloody, for her violent and bloody persecutions to the Protestants.

Another version wants instead that the name is dedicated to an urban legend that sees as a protagonist a witch just Bloody Mary, ready to terrorize and kill anyone who evokes her.

A Hollywood drink

This drink as well as having a strong taste and be very good, over time has also managed to be a catchy drink even in the presentation. Each barman in fact personalizes this drink in its own way even if the most distinctive decorations related to this drink are certainly the addition of the stalk of celery (which should never miss), the presence of a crispy bacon and in recent times is also famous the version with the addition of decorative shrimps.

Thanks to its consistency and its very suggestive presentations, the Bloody Mary has not only conquered the bar counters around the world, but has also made space in the world of cinema in which this drink especially in very important films is often present. In short, the Bloody Mary is awarded in full, the title of Hollywood drink par excellence.