Trivia: What famous drink was invented at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City?
Bloody mary
Singapore sling
Sazerac
Old-fashioned
The correct answer is Bloody mary
So why is this answer correct? : Wealthy businessman Colonel John Jacob Astor IV opened the St. Regis in 1904. The Beaux-Arts style hotel was 18 stories tall — the tallest structure in New York City at the time. Sadly, In 1934, head bartender Fernand Petiot invented the bloody mary at the hotel’s bar, and its popularity took off soon after. It is still the St. Regis’ signature drink.