Have you ever wondered why London has been the location of choice for so many gin distilleries, right up to the present day? Or why some gin made in other countries is known as London Dry Gin? This spirited book will reveal why London has been so important to gin makers for centuries and why, in the Eighteenth Century, the popular drink sparked riots.
At the time, Parliament believed gin was so central to the nation’s problems with alcohol and vice that it passed five different Acts. Even now, you’re not allowed to distil your own gin.
This book isn’t just a history of gin in London and the London style of gin but contains often startling facts about the recently revived favourite. London gins are proving a tonic to the drinks’ market!
Gintriguing facts...
• London Gin is a type of gin which is made around the world, not just in London
• Gin might have been dubbed ‘Mother’s Ruin’ in the past but, in more recent years, it’s been claimed as a remedy for arthritis
•The term ‘Dutch courage’ originated when soldiers would drink what was then known as Dutch gin before going into battle
• Plymouth Gin was specified in the earliest-documented recipe for a Dry Martini in 1896
• Add a shot of London Gin to a pint of ale or stout to create a Dog’s Nose cocktail
• In 1837, Mr Gordon provided six bottles of Champagne to celebrate the engagement of his daughter to Mr EdwardTanqueray
• In the late-Eighteenth Century, Sir Robert Burnett, founder of Burnett’s White Satin Gin, kept 2,000 pigs at the Vauxhall distillery and fed them the waste grain from the distilling process
