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Gin

Welcome to the Gin page, gin is a ladies drink, not normally drank by itself, but mixed with other liquids like Tonic water, or orange juice. Gin is  made with mash of fermented grain to re-distil with numbers of botanicals. The primary source is juniper berries. The word 'gin' comes from Genever, a French word for juniper. Gin was first produced in Holland for medicinal purposes around 1650 by a  doctor Franciscus de la Boe.

In the early days, gins that were sweetened with sugar for more palatable taste were called Old Tom. Terms like Dry or London Dry Gin were used to distinguish unsweetened gins from Old Tom.

Sometimes called Dutch Courage, Soon gin distillation took place in England. King William III, actively encouraged gin production and gin was sometimes given to workers as a part of their wages.

To compete with 45,000 beer shops in London selling free licensing beer at cosy homes, spirit retailers created 'gin palaces,' first appeared around 1830. The gin palace was large and was luxuriously furnished. By the 1850s, there were about 5,000 palaces in London.

Gin & Tonic

• 2 oz Gin
• Tonic Water
• Ice

Pour gin into a glass 1/4 full of ice cubes and fill with tonic water.

Gin Sour

• 2 oz Gin
• Juice of 1/2 Lemon
• 1/2 tsp Powdered Sugar
• Ice

Shake with ice and strain into a glass. Top with a wedge of lemon and a cherry.

Gin Sin

• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Orange Juice
• 1 dash Grenadine
• Ice

Shake with ice and strain into a glass.

Gin Sangaree

• 2 oz Gin
• 1/2 tsp Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Water
• Club Soda
• 1 tbsp Port

Dissolve sugar in water and add gin. Pour into a glass half full of ice cubes. Fill with club soda and stir. Float port on the top and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Gin Rickey

• 1 1/2 oz. Gin
• Club Soda
• Juice of 1/2 Lime
• Ice

Pour gin over ice cubes into a chilled highball glass. Fill with club soda. Add lime juice and stir.

Gin Milk Punch

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 tsp Powdered Sugar
• 1 Cup Milk
• Ice

Shake with ice and strain into a glass, and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Gin Fizz

• 2 oz Gin
• Juice of 1/2 Lemon
• 1 tsp Powdered Sugar
• Club Soda
• Ice

Shake with ice and strain into a glass half full of ice cubes. Fill with club soda and stir well.

Gin Cooler

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 tsp Powdered Sugar
• 2 oz Club Soda
• Ice

Stir sugar with 2 oz club soda together in a glass. Fill glass 3/4 full with ice and add gin. Fill with club soda or ginger ale and stir. Top with a spiral of lemon peel.

Rose of England

• 1 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Apricot-flavoured Brandy
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Grenadine
• Ice

Moisten rim of cocktail glass with lemon juice and dip into powdered sugar. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into the sugar-rimmed glass.