{"product_id":"london-dry-the-real-history-of-gin-9781732235434","title":"London Dry: The Real History of Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ted Bruning\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: White Mule Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: White Mule Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Beverages - Alcoholic - Bartending \u0026amp; Cocktails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew drinks have been more vilified than gin. From its birth in 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century Holland to the class-conscious London suburbs of the 1950s gin has been condemned by evangelists and snobs alike, attracting an opprobrium that springs more from the ignorance and prejudice of its detractors than from any quality inherent either in the liquor or in its drinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs artisan gin has become more and more popular in the past decade, more and more writers have found something to say about it; and it is a source of great frustration to find that every single \"historian\" of the subject (with the glaring exception of Professor Peter Clarke) has turned out to be a lazy retailer of unsupported propaganda. Clarke's unsparing curiosity in The Mother Gin Controversy in the Early 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century (Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 1988) inspired the author to look afresh for similar shortcomings in other aspects of gin's history. He found plenty!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46456101732503,"sku":"9781732235434","price":2705.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781732235434.webp?v=1769177517","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/london-dry-the-real-history-of-gin-9781732235434","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}