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CONTEXT THE HISTORY OF GIN THE GIN INDUSTRY
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Production of gin dates back to the 1100s, and has a rich history of providing medicinal properties for curing diseases. Beyond the 1700s, gin started to be enjoyed for it’s taste and alcohol content, eventually leading to the ‘gin boom’ we’re currently experiencing.
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Arabs began distilling moving to Europe
CONCLUSION
Early medicines - use of juniper due to diuretic properties Juniper started to be used to ward off the plague
Spread of juniper flavoured spirits, first evidence of gin recipes in 1552.
Gin driking First American Tanqueray and abused in London. Dry Gin Gordons Merge Vodka outgrows Gin Gin introduced Tanqueray Beefeater Bombay Sapphire U.S. Prohibition to England. Established Launched Established
The rise of the microdistillery
The Gin Boom
