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Gin drinking in England rose significantly after the government allowed unlicensed gin production, and at the same time imposed a heavy duty on all imported spirits such as French brandy. This created a larger market for poor-quality barley that was unfit for brewing beer , and in 1695–1735 thousands of gin-shops sprang up throughout England ...
Hogarth's engraving Gin Lane is a well known image of the gin craze, and is often paired with "Beer Street", creating a contrast between the miserable lives of gin drinkers and the healthy and enjoyable lives of beer drinkers. [6] The Gin Craze began to diminish after the Gin Act 1751. This Act lowered the annual licence fees, but encouraged ...
The Sale of Spirits Act 1750 (commonly known as the Gin Act 1751) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (24 Geo. 2. c. c. 40) which was enacted in order to reduce the consumption of gin and other distilled spirits , a popular pastime [ 2 ] that was regarded as one of the primary causes of crime in London . [ 3 ]
23), commonly known as the Gin Act 1736), was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that established a retail tax on gin and annual licenses for gin sellers. Designed to curb gin consumption, the law was widely disobeyed and then repealed in 1743.
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In an effort to reduce smuggling, Parliament reversed the Gin Act 1751 in 1825, and agreed to reduce the duty on spirits in England by nearly 40%. Consumption of spirits, particularly gin, rose sharply and gin shops began to develop into gin houses and gin palaces.
The Gin Act 1736 (9 Geo. 2. c. 7) attempted to curb gin consumption by instituting a 20 shilling per gallon excise tax as well as a £50 annual license (equivalent to £10,000 today) for all gin sellers. The law proved immensely unpopular and provoked public rioting and widespread defiance.
Old Tom Gin (or Tom Gin or Old Tom) is a gin recipe popular in 18th-century England. In modern times, it became rare but has experienced a resurgence in the craft cocktail movement . It is slightly sweeter than London Dry, but slightly drier than the Dutch Jenever , thus is sometimes called "the missing link".