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Gin emerged in England in varying forms by the early 17th century, and at the time of the Stuart Restoration, enjoyed a brief resurgence. Gin became vastly more popular as an alternative to brandy, when William III and Mary II became co-sovereigns of England, Scotland and Ireland after leading the Glorious Revolution. [10]
The beloved half of a gin and tonic has actually been around for centuries, and was even the cause of some pretty major riots in Britain. So, break out the classic martini and celebrate with this ...
The English government actively promoted gin production to utilize surplus grain and to raise revenue. Encouraged by public policy, very cheap spirits flooded the market at a time when there was little stigma attached to drunkenness and when the growing urban poor in London sought relief from the newfound insecurities and harsh realities of ...
The Gin Craze was a period in the first half of the 18th century when the consumption of gin increased rapidly in Great Britain, especially in London. Daniel Defoe commented: "the Distillers have found out a way to hit the palate of the Poor, by their new fashion'd compound Waters called Geneva, so that the common People seem not to value the ...
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.
Although it's got a name that sounds like it was born in a Midwestern bar, today's Game of the Day, Oklahoma Gin, can be traced way back to a father and son living in Brooklyn, New York in 1909 ...
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.
There's no better time to play some classic games when your family is home for the holidays. So let's start with today's Game of the Day, Gin Rummy. If you're unfamiliar with the old 18th century ...