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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.
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.
The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was created with bourbon in Washington, D.C., at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s, purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey.
The Zunis made fermented beverages from aloe, maguey, corn, prickly pear, pitaya and grapes. [50] The Creek of Georgia and Cherokee of the Carolinas used berries and other fruits to make alcoholic beverages. [51] The Huron made a mild beer by soaking corn in water to produce a fermented gruel to be consumed at tribal feasts. [49]
The Shirley Temple, a non-alcoholic cocktail featuring grenadine and cherries, was first invented in the 1930s. The exact origin of the beverage, however, is somewhat disputed, with several iconic ...
If you’re a gin drinker, odds are you’ve had plenty of G&Ts made with either Tanqueray or Beefeater, as they’ve been the industry standard since the 1800s. If gin martinis are more your ...
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
In 1925 Gordon's was awarded its first Royal Warrant by King George V. [5] In 1929 Gordon's released an orange gin, and a lemon variety in 1931. In 1934 Gordon's opened its first distillery in the US, at Linden, New Jersey. [5] By 1962 it had become the world's highest selling gin. [8] In 1984 British production was moved to Laindon in Essex ...