The Much-Lamented Death of Madam Geneva by Patrick Dillon
Whoops! Here at ReadingforWisdom, we're playing with our video production. Didn't think that a really green-covered book would do what it did in a Green Screen production...YouTuber 101 !!! Anyway, hope you enjoy this look at a notable episode in history - the 'Gin Craze' of early 18th C England - and its ongoing relevance for law and policy makers to our current day for the regulation of any physically attractive comestible desirable by 'the masses'.
YouTube is packed with great videos on the topic from this one from the Beefeater Distillery • The History of Gin , a fun video from Common Man Cocktails • Exploration Series: The Life of Gin, ... , a history tour from No Nonsense Gin Drinking • A Brief History of Gin and from the ladies at Behind the Bar • A Brief History of Gin and finally the BBC on the history of something I am quite fond of, the sublime G&T • The hidden history of gin and tonic |...
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