<p>More so even than the Martini or the cocktail itself, there has been debate about the origins of the Bloody Mary. Countless theories abound regarding who, where, when, and what made up the original Bloody Mary, and quite how it got its name. Furthermore, there are at least two drinks which very much resemble the Bloody Mary, but seem to pre-date it. In short, the Bloody Mary’s history, not to put too fine a point on it, is a bloody mess.</p>

More so even than the Martini or the cocktail itself, there has been debate about the origins of the Bloody Mary. Countless theories abound regarding who, where, when, and what made up the original Bloody Mary, and quite how it got its name. Furthermore, there are at least two drinks which very much resemble the Bloody Mary, but seem to pre-date it. In short, the Bloody Mary’s history, not to put too fine a point on it, is a bloody mess.

THE BLOODY MARY

Jake Burger is a keen amateur cocktail historian, with a career in the drinks industry spanning four decades, as part of the team responsible for creating Jake’s Bar &amp; Grill in Leeds, The Portobello Star and The Distillery on London’s Portobello Road, and The Ginstitute, England’s preeminent educational gin experience. Jake has long sunk himself into the history of the cocktail and the mixed drink, and this
is his first book on the subject.

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Jake Burger is a keen amateur cocktail historian, with a career in the drinks industry spanning four decades, as part of the team responsible for creating Jake’s Bar & Grill in Leeds, The Portobello Star and The Distillery on London’s Portobello Road, and The Ginstitute, England’s preeminent educational gin experience. Jake has long sunk himself into the history of the cocktail and the mixed drink, and this is his first book on the subject.

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