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Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781472215345

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Genre: Humanities / History

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Gin Glorious Gin is a vibrant cultural history of London seen through the prism of its most iconic drink. Leading the reader through the underbelly of the Georgian city via the Gin Craze, detouring through the Empire (with a G&T in hand), to the emergence of cocktail bars in the West End, the story is brought right up to date with the resurgence of class in a glass – the Ginnaissance.

As gin has crossed paths with Londoners of all classes and professions over the past three hundred years it has become shorthand for metropolitan glamour and alcoholic squalor in equal measure. In and out of both legality and popularity, gin is a drink that has seen it all.

Gin Glorious Gin is quirky, informative, full of famous faces – from Dickens to Churchill, Hogarth to Dr Johnson – and introduces many previously unknown Londoners, hidden from history, who have shaped the city and its signature drink.

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Reviews

Full of fun and fascinating detail
Jilly Cooper
This is just the tonic!
Rachel Johnson
A real treat for gin lovers
Mark Hix
I love this book!
Daisy Waugh
Finally - the book that provides the background to today's gin craze. The perfect present (along with a bottle of gin) for any gin lover
Fiona Beckett, Guardian wine critic
I blame this book for my newly-discovered gin addiction
Bryony Gordon
A refreshing cocktail of a biography, fizzing with historical detail. Loved it.
Viv Groskop
A light and engaging read
The Times
Highly entertaining...the real fun of this book is in the pacy, gleeful anecdotes and quotes.
The Telegraph
Entertaining
The Independent
A jolly and fascinating read
Daily Mail