{"product_id":"ginlane-40113","title":"GinLane","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;“I’m on a Gin \u0026amp; Tonic diet. So far I’ve lost 2 days!”\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;It is believed that \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Jenever \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;(or Gin) has been invented by a Dutch chemist and alchemist \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Dr. Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672).\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; As was with many other spirits, Gin was originally intended to be used as a \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;medicine\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. Although several different styles have evolved since the beginning, the main component still remains \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Juniper berry\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, obviously.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the first half of the \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;18th century\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; the consumption of Gin increased rapidly in Great Britain, especially in \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;London\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;. The city had a virtual\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; epidemic of extreme drunkenness\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, this provoked legislative backlash and moral outrage which was also illustrated by \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;William Hogarth\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; in his famous engravings\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; “Beer Street and Gin Lane”\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; from \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;1751\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;As time passed Gin slowly regained back its reputation. Today it is a popular base spirit for many classic mixed drinks, including the Martini.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;Trivia \u0026amp; SmartAss Corner:\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;1) There are two primary ways to flavour your Gin: You can either add flavours to a distilled spirit and bottle it, or you can \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;infuse botanicals\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; into the spirit by distilling them together. Depending on your chosen method, you get a different kind of Gin, and a different flavour profile. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;2) \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Few Gin Distillers Make Their Own Alcohol.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; Gin usually starts with neutral spirit: A commodity that in distillers buy in bulk. It’s what the distiller does with this commodity in the flavour-infusing process that makes each Gin different. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;3) \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Classifications \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;of Gin: London Dry Gin, Plymouth Gin, Old Tom Gin, Genever or Dutch, New Western or new American or International style.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;4) As with many other spirits, Gin was originally intended to be used as a \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;medicine—to battle malaria.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;5) Hardcore Gin lovers say the word Martini should never be preceded by vodka, lobster or pomegranate. They say the original and\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; only real Martini consists of Gin, vermouth \u0026amp; olives, period! \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; But Churchill went even further; here is his famous\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Churchill’s Martini Recipe:\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; Shake gin in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and look at the vermouth bottle on the other side of the room. Garnish with olive. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;6) \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Juniper berry \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;is the main ingredient of Gin. They are usually picked wild by independent workers throughout Europe, and sold via distributors to the Gin makers of the world. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;7) There are more than \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;700 cocktails\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; made with Gin known to man. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;8) A wise man once said, “A bar without Gin is like an Italian kitchen without pasta.”\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Cheers!\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45132296421558,"sku":"40113","price":11.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/1251\/9862\/files\/ginlane_40113_01_e76a07c3_aa181cba-e2f9-457e-81e5-1ba383704d2c.jpg?v=1779127838","url":"https:\/\/noblebottle.com\/products\/ginlane-40113","provider":"noblebottle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}