So gin wasn't the problem, but rather bad and unregulated gin that was 'mothers ruin' through an imbibing culture, along with an increase in taxation on ale leading to an unregulated spirit becoming popular.
The prevalence of inebriation from "novel intoxicants" was due partly to unscrupulous bathtub ginners, making brews without consideration for quality, nor making distilleries with due diligence in removing the volatile high ethers from headers and footers, instead masking them with strong flavors to disguise the quality of the spirit available at the time.
The paragraph on “holes and by-alleys” was unfortunately unfulfilling. It barely mentioned Old Tom/Old Tom Cat, black cat motifs in scruffy alleys with gin jockeys pissing out illegal slick that was essentially paint brush cleaner, sweetened with licorice root. That should have been the best part of the read :(
Gin can be medicinal. Oh yes it can. But it must be consumed in moderation.
I know from experience as I watched my father drink 32 ounces of straight gin, every night, seven nights a week, for over 30 years. He lived quite a long life and the doctors were amazed at the health of his liver.
Yes, I have the ability to drink in excess as well, though I haven't in a long time.
But gin is something else. It can cure ailments - to a degree. Don't expect it to fix cancer or anything. But there is something to it.
[ + ] UncleDoug
[ - ] UncleDoug 0 points 1.3 yearsJan 16, 2024 08:17:38 ago (+0/-0)
The prevalence of inebriation from "novel intoxicants" was due partly to unscrupulous bathtub ginners, making brews without consideration for quality, nor making distilleries with due diligence in removing the volatile high ethers from headers and footers, instead masking them with strong flavors to disguise the quality of the spirit available at the time.
The paragraph on “holes and by-alleys” was unfortunately unfulfilling. It barely mentioned Old Tom/Old Tom Cat, black cat motifs in scruffy alleys with gin jockeys pissing out illegal slick that was essentially paint brush cleaner, sweetened with licorice root.
That should have been the best part of the read :(
Cringe faggots that got kicked out of ole blighty
[ + ] SocksOnCats
[ - ] SocksOnCats 0 points 1.3 yearsJan 16, 2024 12:36:06 ago (+0/-0)
I know from experience as I watched my father drink 32 ounces of straight gin, every night, seven nights a week, for over 30 years. He lived quite a long life and the doctors were amazed at the health of his liver.
Yes, I have the ability to drink in excess as well, though I haven't in a long time.
But gin is something else. It can cure ailments - to a degree. Don't expect it to fix cancer or anything. But there is something to it.