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  2. Gin - Wikipedia

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    Gin (/ dʒ ɪ n /) is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. [1] [2]Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe.

  3. Eli Whitney - Wikipedia

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    Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South.

  4. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    Originally used for medicinal purposes, the use of gin as a social drink did not grow rapidly at first. However, in 1690, England passed "An Act for the Encouraging of the Distillation of Brandy and Spirits from Corn" and within four years the annual production of distilled spirits, most of which was gin, reached nearly one million gallons. [21] "

  5. Cotton gin - Wikipedia

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    "The First Cotton Gin", an engraving from Harper's Magazine, 1869. This carving depicts a roller gin being used by African slaves, which preceded Eli Whitney's invention. [16] The Indian roller cotton gin, known as the churka or charkha, was introduced to the United States in the mid-18th century, when it was adopted in the southern United States.

  6. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    [132] to take azimuths, altitude, time and declination while making observations [failed verification] Also known as an altitude Instrument, the equatorial sextant was first invented and made by William Austin Burt. He patented it in November 1856, in the United States as U.S. patent #16,002. [133] 1857 Toilet paper (mass-produced and rolled)

  7. Liquor - Wikipedia

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    An old whiskey still A display of various liquors in a supermarket Some single-drink liquor bottles available in Germany. Liquor (/ ˈ l ɪ k ər / LIK-ər) or distilled beverages are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.

  8. 10 Magical Empress Gin Cocktails (Plus, How the Viral ... - AOL

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    Empress 1908 Gin. When acid is added to the spirit—whether in the form of citrus juice or quinine-laced tonic water—its color changes to lavender, rosy pink or fuchsia (depending on the mixer ...

  9. Gin and tonic - Wikipedia

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    A gin and tonic is a highball cocktail made with gin and tonic water poured over a large amount of ice. [1] The ratio of gin to tonic varies according to taste, strength of the gin, other drink mixers being added, etc., with most recipes calling for a ratio between 1:1 and 1:3.