Gin

=** Gin ** is an alcoholic beverage, which derives its predominant flavor from **//juniper berries//**. = The name is an abbreviation of "**Geneva**", wich derives from the French genièvre (juniper). Gin is a very interesting and healthy drink. It is the only alcohol liquor that was first developed medicine remedy before it became popular as a social drink.

=Origins = There are several different versions regarding the origin of Gin. Some sources say that Gin originates in Holland back in 1550 when professor of medicine **Franciscus de la Boe**, was trying to concoct a cure for stomach complaints using the diuretic properties of juniper berries and stumbled on this wonderful infusion which he named Genever. By 1655 it was already being commercially produced and English soldiers, serving in the area, took affection to the spirit. Gin was popularised in England following the accession of **//William of Orange//** in 1688. It provided an alternative to French brandy and became popular with the poor beacause of its price. This created a market for poor-quality grain that was unfit for brewing beer, and thousands of gin-shops sprang up throughout England, a period known as the "**Gin Craze**".

During the **Victorian era** in England in the mid-19th we assist to a rehabilitation of Gin's reputation. The sweetened form of gin popular in the 1700s gave way to a cleaner style, known as **London Dry** **Gin**. This created a resurgence of gin consumption, with numerous "**Gin Palaces**" (lavish bar selling gin) appearing.  ** Curiosity ** Gin is also known as "//Mother's Ruin"//, because especially women prostitutes used to frequent the cheap 'gin houses' and many of them were mothers, who's children where on the streets, and they spent a lot of time drunk.

**London "dry" gin** may not contain added sweetening exceeding 0.1 gram of sugar per liter of the final product, nor colorants, nor any added ingredients other than water.

**Brands** Here are 4 leading gin brands choosen by most consumers:
 * ** Bombay **
 * ** Gordons **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Beefeaters **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">**Oliver Twist London Distilled Dry Gin** (distilled in the hearth of the city of London; created and established in 2011)