FiftyPoundsLondonDryGin(700mL)

<p>50 Pounds is the Boston Tea Party of London Gin — named after a tax, a bit rebellious against authority, and true to the spirit of the country where it was born. </p><p>In the early <em>1700’s</em>, <em>William of Orange</em> prohibited the importation of all alcoholic beverages into England. I’ll never understand why governments do things like that, it never works, right? As you might expect, the good, drink-loving folks in jolly-old England responded just like Americans did 200 years later. They made<em> “Bathtub Gin”</em>… a lot of it! So naturally, the British government thought the solution was more regulations and taxes. They imposed a special tax of <em>£50</em> on anyone who wanted to distill or sell Gin. </p><p>Predictably, the Gin industry collapsed and the people were collectively more sad. Anyway, that’s where <em>the name came from. </em>The founders of <em>50 Pounds London Gin</em> named their little craft distillery after that tax in a wry British mockery of the effort. </p><p>This is a proper Gin. The good people of 50 Pounds London Gin are standing up saying, “Wot? You think you fancy-dandy blokes can make Gin better by adding bubble gum and celebrity endorsements? Pish-Posh!” OK, they didn’t REALLY say it like that, but that’s what their Gin says, loud and clear. It is distilled from grain spirits and infused with a <em>classic “perfect” recipe</em> hidden from authorities more than a century ago. </p><p><em>Juniper berries</em>, a nice blend of <em>citrus</em>, some <em>licorice</em>, grains of <em>paradise,</em> <em>coriander, angelica, savory, a bit of lavender,</em> and a whole lot of <em>love </em>— <em>that’s what you get in every bottle and that’s just fine with me.</em> That’s their story and they are sticking to it.<em> Cheers! </em></p>