"After getting a slight chill from the creepy story, you might be able to appreciate how good a name it is for the iconic blood-red cocktail. Bloody Marys are strong, bold, and in lieu of scaring the bejesus out of you - the pungent seasoning-packed vodka cocktail assaults your senses with heat instead. However, if you think that the name is plenty gruesome, the original name is going to ick you out even more: a Bucket of Blood."
"It's only when the Bucket of Blood crossed the pond in the '30s that it gained its now-famous name (it went by "Red Snapper" for a time, though that name now refers to a gin-based version). The story goes that George Jessel, a talented comedian who regularly visited the 21 Club in New York, ordered a drink made from half tomato juice, half vodka - but he gave it a different name: the Bloody Mary. But why that particular name? That's where things get interesting."
An urban-legend name association links chanting 'Bloody Mary' to a spirit, while the cocktail's blood-red color inspired its gruesome names. The original cocktail appeared in 1920s Paris when Fernand Petiot mixed vodka and tomato juice and patrons compared its color to a Chicago club called the Bucket of Blood. The drink crossed to the United States in the 1930s, was briefly called Red Snapper, and became widely known as the Bloody Mary after George Jessel ordered a half-tomato, half-vodka drink at New York's 21 Club. The exact origin of the name remains uncertain, with several theories tying it to different women named Mary.
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