Gin · Region · Short entry
London
London was the centre of the eighteenth-century Gin Craze and of the gin palaces of the 1830s. Its name survives in 'London gin', an EU legal category that can be made anywhere.
Character
Historic centre of English gin distilling and retail.
Gin and the city
By the 1730s London was reckoned to have over 1,500 distillers, and in 1749 more than 17,000 gin shops were reported. The Gin Acts of 1729, 1736 and 1751 responded above all to conditions in the capital. A century later the city's spirit shops became "gin palaces", lit by gas and fitted with plate glass and long mahogany bars. The London gin definition in EU law carries no geographical restriction.
How it connects
Style
- related London gin (London dry gin)
History
- related Gin Act of 1736
- related Hogarth's Gin Lane (1751)
- event-in Act encouraging distilling from corn (1690)
- event-in Gin Act of 1729
- event-in Gin Act of 1751
Story
- related From juniper water to London gin
Continue exploring
- CountryUnited Kingdom97 entries in the atlas so far
- StoryFrom juniper water to London ginSchiedam, the Dutch genever town, Netherlands
- StyleLondon gin (London dry gin)Legal category
- StoryA history of whiskyScotland, United Kingdom
- HistoryAct encouraging distilling from corn (1690)1690
- HistoryGin Act of 17291729
- HistoryGin Act of 17361736
- HistoryGin Act of 175125 June 1751
- HistoryHogarth's Gin Lane (1751)1 February 1751
- MethodColumn still (Coffey still)Distillation