Anthony GladmanDec 3, 2022

I've been writing about 1700s London all day, condensing about two days of research into just a couple of thousand words.

Now I need to go out and be sociable without blinking too much like some kind of mad owl.

How does that work again?

#AmWriting #NonFictionBook #WritingLife #GinCraze #18thCentury #GinATastingCourse #PartyTime

Show threadSarah MillerDec 2, 2022
@drinkswriter Couldn’t agree more. An awful lot of sexism at play too… https://gin-mag.com/2022/03/03/women-and-gin-history-iwd-2022-mothers-ruin-gin-craze/ #gin #gincraze #sexism
IWD 2022: How women's relationship with gin turned sour - Gin Magazine

To mark International Women's Day (8 March), Sarah Miller investigates the historical negative associations between women and gin.

Gin Magazine
Anthony GladmanDec 1, 2022

I've been reading about the (supposed) Gin Craze this morning.

I found a froth of snobbery, nationalism, exploitative greed and fake news – all sounds rather modern doesn't it?

Herewith, a short thread:

#Gin #AlcoholHistory #History #England #18thCentury #GinCraze #Spirits #AmWriting #GinATastingCourse

रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)May 13, 2020

"The Intoxicating History Of Gin", The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/09/the-intoxicating-history-of-gin).

#History #Gin #GinCraze #Juniper #Martini #England #Savoy #Cocktails #Mixology #India

The Intoxicating History of Gin

The current gin craze knows no bounds, but the British have been imbibing the stuff for hundreds of years, sometimes with disastrous results, Anthony Lane writes.

The New Yorker