{"id":13320,"date":"2018-10-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=13320"},"modified":"2018-09-14T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T09:10:22","slug":"gin-the-essential-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/gin-the-essential-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Gin: The Essential Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13412 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gin.jpg\" alt=\"Guide for Gin\" width=\"198\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gin.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gin-101x150.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>Gin: The Essential Guide for Gin Aficionados offers a wealth of information. Gin is one of the world\u2019s best-loved spirits. It has a rich history \u2013 made in medieval monasteries it was thought to protect against the plague. The science had come from the Arab world with their elevated knowledge of medicine. Gin\u2019s botanicals were prized for their health benefits rather than the spirit\u2019s social drinking attractions \u2013 although one can imagine some very merry monks. Distilling goes back many centuries, with most cultures having their preferred beverages made from local crops.<\/p>\n<p>This is a juniper-based spirit and it seems to have arrived in northern Europe in the mid-1200s. Amsterdam was to become a hub of the production of Genever. In the late 1600s William of Orange came to the British throne and he was Dutch, so this humble spirit became popular!<\/p>\n<h4>Considered a quality product<\/h4>\n<p>Gin has played a pivotal part in the revival of classy \u201ccocktail culture\u201d. This was a huge leap away from the guzzling excesses of previous centuries. Moderation in all things was a hallmark of the Victorian era. Children were no longer allowed to drink gin. It gained a degree of respectability with ladies serving the \u2018white spirit\u2019 at tea parties. That\u2019s my kind of afternoon! In the 1890s gin began to be sold in bottles rather than straight from the barrel, and it was considered a quality product.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the 1920s Prohibition came into effect in the US. There were fears that British distillers might lose trade, but that strangely increased, as illegal import of honest gin was preferable to settling for iffy bathtub gin which was the alternative for most Americans. Lots of out-of-work American bartenders found employment in Europe at that time, and they were the promoters of \u2018cocktails\u2019.<\/p>\n<h4>Offers in-depth information on the history of gin<\/h4>\n<p>Gin: The Essential Guide for Gin Aficionados is an absorbing book not only for barmen\/women but also for gin and cocktail lovers, too. It\u2019s a small book but it offers in-depth information on the history of gin, styles of gin and yes, those cocktails. One could be encouraged to become a gin collector, in the same way as whisky lovers treasure their bottles of amber spirit. Got the lime cordial, got the gin, so I\u2019m off to make a Gimlet now!<\/p>\n<p>Gin: The Essential Guide for Gin Aficionados<br \/>\nAuthor: Geraldine Coates<br \/>\nPublisher: Carlton Publishing<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a311.99<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-1787391185<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gin: The Essential Guide for Gin Aficionados offers a wealth of information. Gin is one of the world\u2019s best-loved spirits. 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