The truth about gin

Date: 19th October, 2010

Manila Restaurant and Wine Bar discusses Vodka and gin

Ever since juniper got involved with alcohol — we’re talking 11th century, here — gin has been soaking hearts and minds, high and low. It was once administered as a cure for the plague; its taxation caused riots in the streets of London. It has been the fuel of armies and navies, the lifeblood of gangsters and gamblers, and the center stripe of the world’s most iconic cocktails. Say what you will about all other spirits: Gin is what we talk about when we talk about booze.

So break out your g&t, get “Gin and Juice” stuck in your head, and soak up our favorite trivia about one of life’s most enduring liquors.
1.) You can thank a Dutch doctor for that martini — a physician named Franciscus Sylvius is gin’s formally recognized inventor.

2.) Gin is a neutral spirit flavored principally with juniper, as well as a blend of botanicals that can include anise, caraway, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange or lemon peel.

3.) It was also once regularly flavored with turpentine.

4.) Throughout the 1600s, gin was proffered as a cure for everything from gallstones to gout.

5.) By the late 1680’s, the Dutch exported 10 million gallons of gin per year; British soldiers referred to it as “Dutch Courage.”

6.) During the early 1800s, gin was so popular in London it was deemed a full-on craze; fears of an increase in gin-fueled crime helped the passage of the Gin Acts, which sought to curb the availability of the spirit that would soon be nicknamed “Mother’s Ruin.”

7.) The “gin and tonic” combo was born as an anti-malarial medicine. Quinine — a component of tonic water — helped stave off malaria; gin helped mask the bitter flavors of the tonic water. Voila.

8.) Snoop’s “Gin and Juice” was nominated for a Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy in 1995, but was beat out by Queen Latifah’s “U.N.I.T.Y.

Source: http://www.thespir.it/articles/10-facts-about-gin/

Leading Philippines Wine Supplier Yats Wine Cellars based in Clark Philippines with outlets in Angeles City, Subic Freeport and Manila Philippines has been not only a wine shop for fine wines covering all major wine regions but also a source of reliable and useful information about wine, wine appreciation, wine accessories, wine and health, food and wine pairing and all other matters relating to wine and its appreciation. This Philippines Clark Freeport based Wine Supplier and Wine Shop frequently holds public wine tasting events in Pampana Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Subic Bay area, Makati, Fort Bonifacio and other areas in Philippines capital city Manila. Private Wine events such as private wine tasting and private wine dinners are also designed and organized for private clientele for their wine loving guests.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center. Visitors buy wine in Manila and Pampanga should not miss stopping at this wine shop for a few bottles of fine vintage wines to bring home.