1. The name gin is a shortened form of “genever” which derived from juniperus, the Latin name for the juniper berry.
2. The earliest known mention of gin dates from the 13th century but its mass appeal dates from the Dutch use of it as medicine in the 17th century.
3. Gin became popular in late 17th century England when the Dutch prince William of Orange was on the English throne with his wife Mary.
4. The popularity of gin was also enhanced by the heavy tax the English put on French brandy.
5. When the Gin Act of 1736 also imposed high taxes on gin, people rioted in the streets. Duty was then reduced and the tax abolished in 1742.
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6. Almost half the world production of gin is drunk in the Philippines.
7. The British army in India in the 19th century added tonic water to gin as a way of making the antimalarial quinine in the tonic more palatable.
8. The earliest citation of the abbreviation “G&T” in the Oxford Dictionary is from 1960.
9. There were 6,287 places to buy gin in London in 1726. That’s twice as many as coffee shops today.
10. “I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.” (WC Fields).