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gin Alcoholic drink made by distilling fermented cereal, flavoured mainly with juniper berries together with coriander seeds, angelica, cinnamon, orange and lemon peel, and sometimes other botanicals. Distillate is diluted to 40%
alcohol by volume, 220 kcal (925 kJ) per 100 mL. The name is derived from the French
genièvre (juniper); originally known as geneva, Schiedam, or hollands, since it is Dutch in origin.
There are two types of English gin: Plymouth gin, with a fuller flavour, and London gin. Plymouth gin has a protected designation, and legally may only be distilled in Plymouth (Devon); it is made by adding the botanicals to the still, while for London gin the botanical extracts are added to the distilled liquor. Dutch and German gins are more strongly flavoured than English or American; steinhäger and schinkenhäger are distilled from a mash of wheat, barley, and juniper berries; wacholder is made from neutral spirit flavoured with juniper. Dutch gin may be
jonge (young) or
oude (aged, matured).
Pink gin is gin mixed with
angostura bitters.
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Gin for a new age: the other white spirit gets hip and gets attention.
Magazine article from: Cheers; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; "for years. gin has been the ugly stepchild of the spirits world." Before gin lovers and marketers take offense, consider that...Simon Ford, brand relations manager for Plymouth Gin. Gin is his life's work, and, he contends...
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Gin blossoms with flavor.(Food)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 8/25/2002; ; 612 words
; Even non-gin drinkers enjoy the sweet, tart smoothness of the Tremont 647 gin blossom, a high-octane libation of blueberry gin and cherry and grapefruit juices, created by bartender Matt Ryan. "When two of our servers went to Paris last...
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Gin Blossoms
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; CRAZE Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason By Jessica...thirty-one years, from 1720 to 1751, cheap gin reigned supreme in the slums and alleys of...to what has since come to be known as the 'gin craze.' Gin was the original urban drug...
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Gin mixes it up: new upscale brands and line extensions help boost this classic spirit's growth.(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Beverage Dynamics; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...there were a few stars in the gin galaxy. Once again, Bombay...while category leader Seagram's Gin, from Pernod Ricard, gained...its Twisted line of flavored gins showed stellar results, rising...Regarding quality and taste, gin has come a long way. "For years...
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Gin, opiate of the masses
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; CRAZE Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason By Jessica...thirty-one years, from 1720 to 1751, cheap gin reigned supreme in the slums and alleys of...to what has since come to be known as the 'gin craze.' Gin was the original urban drug...
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Yuco Gin honors couple.
Newspaper article from: Sun (Yuma, AZ); 6/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...also is the site of two gins, the old Blaisdell Gin and the newer, high...acquired three existing gins, the Somerton Gin just west of Somerton...transplant company, and the gin equipment sold off. The older gins were closed, leaving only...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Gin - just what the doctor ordered; As Christmas revellers swirl their clinking glasses of gin and tonic in seasonal celebration, Peter Elson learns of this popular drink's other, more earthy, use.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...images and controversial reputations as gin? When the good Dutch doctor Franciscus...undiminished popularity, millions of gallons of gin (and its close sibling, schnapps) will...jazz age's array of cocktails - Martini, gin fizz, gimlet, maiden's prayer, orange...
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THE GIN THING.
Magazine article from: Cheers; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...extension, Malacca, a gin formulated to be consumed...most intensely flavored gins, Tanqueray is embraced by many gin aficionados and avoided...mix it." To bolster gin's versatility and to...introducing flavored gins. It is not without some...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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GIN'LL FIX IT; Trendy vodkas stole its thunder - but now, rebottled, rebranded and refreshed, G&T has got its sparkle back.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...old-fashioned. Now gin is back. It's borrowed...The new generation of gins are stronger, cooler...that are steeped in the gin's base spirit and give...remember is that not all gins are suitable for mixing...English, Dry or London Dry gin. These aren't necessarily...
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A gin renaissance: new twists and flavor profiles for this bar staple find favor with mixologists and chefs alike.
Magazine article from: Cheers; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...brand is Bombay Sapphire Gin. Last year's sales...overall trend. Other gins in the upper end of the...well. In 2005, Plymouth Gin sales increased by one...super-premium gins. GINS WITH A TWIST While Plymouth...history, understand that gin is a traditional product...
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Cotton Gin
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...cases involving competing patents for gins with sawtoothed cylinders were found...preferred as the more efficient system of gin design. Whitney and his partner, Phineas...manufacturing shop delayed a shipment of gins, southern blacksmiths began making...
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Gin Blossoms
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
GIN BLOSSOMS Formed: 1987, Tempe, Arizona Members...about You," "Til I Hear It from You" The Gin Blossoms enjoyed a minor run of success in...Doug Hopkins, longtime friends, formed the Gin Blossoms in 1987; the band endured a number...
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gin
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
...flavour, and London gin. Plymouth gin has a protected designation...the still, while for London gin the botanical extracts are added...distilled liquor. Dutch and German gins are more strongly flavoured than...flavoured with juniper. Dutch gin may be jonge (young) or oude...
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cotton gin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...against the rollers. This type of gin cleans only about two bales per...or break the fibers. The saw gin, invented by the American inventor...commercial plants that are also called gins, where the fiber is conveyed...Such plants have one or more gin stands, each with a series of...
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Gin Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Gin Act, 1751. Repeated attempts during George...reign to curb the growing consumption of cheap gin proved fruitless. In January 1751 Henry Fielding...pleasures of Beer Street with the miseries of Gin Lane. The Act 24 Geo. II c. 40 curtailed...
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