Big Book of Gin: How to drink and enjoy gin

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Cooper King Distillery®, The Freer Spirit® and the York Whisky logo are trademarks registered in the UK. And if they were on land, in the colonial era across the Raj and certainly southeast India, they would have been given quinine which, at first, came in cordial form.

The book will entice both cocktail aficionados and students of socio-political change, as it chronicles gin's evolution from humble berry to modern alcoholic marvel. The difference could be explained like this: imagine painting on a beige canvas as opposed to painting on a white one. Please note, all personalisation will appear exactly as provided and personalised books are non-refundable unless faulty.In Gin Made Me Do It, gin aficionado and cocktail maven Jassy Davis explains everything you need to know: how to choose the perfect blend, mix the ultimate martini, and deliver delicious cocktails for every occasion. It was an amazing time of discovery, not just of alcohol but the effects of alcohol in a pre-police society. The big four or five gins that you can think of—Gordon’s, Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire etc—are still eighty percent of the market.

Because that base alcohol was shockingly bad, they needed a pungent spice or herb and maybe something that had medicinal properties. But where the growth is happening and the interest is happening and the rise is happening is absolutely all in this craft sector. The brilliantly botanical spirit is much more than tonic’s sidekick, it’s sophisticatedly sippable, and adds depth and flavour to any drink. Gin: A Global History will attract both cocktail aficionados and lovers of food history as it chronicles gin’s evolution from cheap liquor to modern alcoholic marvel. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Filled to the rim with history, how to's, what for's, drinking games, cocktail recipes and serving suggestions as well as a whole host of gintellectual curiosities. The medicinal properties of it were so potent that when people were creating alcohol and creating what started off as medicinal tinctures, juniper was always going to be a huge part of it. I think Richard’s ability to present history in an engaging way makes it the go-to as a reference for the history. I think it’s also interesting–I mean, interesting for someone like me, who’s perhaps a little bit obsessive about it—since the whole ‘what kind of sugar do you have?