Big Book of Gin: How to drink and enjoy gin

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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. Yes, it came from the Low Countries—Belgium, probably—but they weren’t making gin there, they were making ‘jenever.

Kew Gardens have amazing books on their role in helping propagate quinine into areas that were closer to where the troops were, as opposed to having to ship it all the way across the world. 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. This beautifully illustrated book will introduce you to a host of cocktails from the classic to the cutting edge, and showcase the versatile potential of gin. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. With one uncompromisingly hand crafted gin, cocktails don’t need to be over complicated to taste utterly delicious.Desk and exam copies of certain titles are available to lecturers who wish to consider books as course texts. A relatively loose definition of gin has allowed for a boom in specialist gin distilleries and an ever-broadening range of floral, citrus, herbal, spiced, fruity, and umami gins. a) medicinal products or services that are either dispensed on prescription or are available free under an NHS arrangement. You can tell that food and drink, in all of their respects, are absolutely his passion—and have been, from a young age. The term ‘quacks’ for doctors came from the bubonic plague era, when doctors used to wear masks with long beaks…They thought that by breathing through juniper, they would be immune to the plague.

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.

The author of this effervescent little history traces modern gins origins (as the Dutch drink genever) and its subsequent use for medicinal purposes and in the military (Dutch courage), and its demonisation during the London gin panic. It's gone ginternational, becoming the most popular alcoholic refreshment in the world, overtaking whisky and vodka. You’re not just hearing someone’s opinion on a tasting note—as if you were reading a book on the 100 best wines or whatever it might be. For beginners and experienced producers alike, it offers key insights and practical advice on what you need to get started and how to progress in this fascinating and growing craft. I actually think that rule of thumb is more helpful than saying, ‘use Schweppes with Gordons and use this with that.

There was an 18% increase for everything spirits-related in December 2016, compared to December 2015.It’s not just personal, subjective opinions—which of course there are a lot of—but a similar metric on which to evaluate the taste of gin. Packed with shareable anecdotes, this light cultural history title is the perfect gift for gin enthusiasts. 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. He’s doing the tasting notes of the tonic water by themselves but there’s an implied pairing that’s a lot more general.

The book starts off with a summary of the history of gin and some of the botanicals that go into it. This site has an archive of more than one thousand seven hundred interviews, or eight thousand book recommendations.A lot of brands have been pushing tonic that’s not overly sweet and does not come from artificial sugar sources. Enter Dan Jones, bestselling gin author and cocktail enthusiast, who will make you love this tasty drink even more. Eventually replaced by the sweetened Old Tom style and then by London Dry, gin was introduced to the wider world by means of the British Empire, and during the Jazz Age became a mainstay of a new drinking culture: the cocktail.