Olivia Williams (2)
Auteur van Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother's Ruin Became the Spirit of London
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Bought over with William of Orange in 1688 as genever, the English have taken this potent spirit and made it their own. But on it's way to becoming a quintessential English spirit, it has wreaked havoc in London, where you could be drunk for a penny, dead drunk for twopence and clean straw for nothing. For several decade the majority of the poor in London was completely plastered, and only proper legislation meant that the drink problem was tackled and bought under control.
All through the book, Williams brings you stories, tales and anecdotes of the rise and fall and rise again of this aromatic drink. From the histories of the stills and distillers, and the methods that gave us London Dry gin, to the rise once again as a base for the drinks in the modern cocktail industry, it is a fascinating account of this simple drink.
Worth a read for anyone who has a penchant for gin, now pass me the tonic.… (meer)