Gin: A Global History

Posted on 09 July 2019 by Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

Mother s Milk, Mother s Ruin, and Ladies Delight Dutch Courage and Cuckold s Comfort These evocative nicknames for gin hint that it has a far livelier history than the simple and classic martini would lead you to believe In this book, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson journeys into gin s past, revealing that this spirit has played the role of both hero and villain throughout history.Taking us back to gin s origins as a medicine derived from the aromatic juniper berry, Solmonson describes how the Dutch recognized the berry s alcoholic possibilities and distilled it into the whiskey like genever She then follows the drink to Britain, where cheap imitations laced with turpentine and other caustic fillers made it the drink of choice for poor eighteenth century Londoners Eventually replaced by the sweetened Old Tom style and later by London Dry gin, its popularity spread along with the British Empire As people today once again embrace classic cocktails like the gimlet and the negroni, gin has reclaimed its place in the world of mixology Featuring many enticing recipes, Gin is the perfect gift for cocktail aficionados and anyone who wants to know whether it should be shaken or stirred. New Download Gin: A Global History by Lesley Jacobs Solmonson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I imagine that I might have liked this particular entry in the Edible series a bitif I hadn t already read Gin The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva True, the Edible book is muchabout the entire history of gin, and not just the 18th century gin craze and backlash That said, that s by far the most interesting part of gin s history This is indeed a much shorter book, with a broader focus If you havethan a passing interest in gin or food history in general I would say to I imagine that I might have liked this particular entry in the Edible series a bitif I hadn t already read Gin The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva True, the Edible book i...Part of the Edible series I do have some other volumes, which I always enjoy reading Kind of hard to do the complete history of gin in about 130 pp of text total book is about 170 pp So, at times it feels like it is a bit disorganized But overall gives a good wrap up, and history, of each style of gin Genever which I found out is pronounced ya nah vear , Old Tom, Plymouth, London Dry, and the new International Less juniper,citrus fruit or cucumber, of course And here Part of the Edible series I do have some other volumes, which I always enjoy reading Kind of hard to do the complete history of gin in about 130 pp of text total book is about 170 pp So, at times it feels like it is a bit disorganized But overall gives a good wrap up, and history, of each style of gin Genever which I found out is pronounced ya nah vear , Old Tom, Plymouth, London Dry, and the new International Less juniper,citrus fruit or cucumber, of course And here compared to tastless vodka Good descriptions, so I have a sense of what each style tasted like through its history Oh, and I found out why liquor is called Navy Strength on ships booze and gunpowder were locked up together if the booze was less than 100 Proof, and it soaked into the gu...Most probably, I d never have bought this book myself but having been given it as a present, I felt obliged to read it And I was quite surprised by the wealth of information it contains about the history of gin Not beingthan the very occasional GT drinker, I was quite amazed to find out about the ups and downs this spirit has lived through over the past centuries and also the succ...I liked the book It was short and informative After reading the book, I looked up the other books in The Edible Series.Una historia para interesados en el tema y ajenos al mismo Se lee con facilidad e incluye an cdotas convenientes.http librodelosviernes.blogspot.comUna muy linda historia para los amantes de esta bebida Te da una perspectiva de otros aspectos de la revoluci n industrial.Short, sweet, crisp.

English
09 July 2019

Lesley Jacobs Solmonson