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The way things are going we should go back to the gin. Although the modern stuff is way nicer (and safer) than what they used to drink in the London Gin Palaces
by badgersnake 3y ago
The way things are going we should go back to the gin. Although the modern stuff is way nicer (and safer) than what they used to drink in the London Gin Palaces back in the day.
- defrost 3y agoBleeding edge still image early influencer Billy Hogarth suggested craft beer was (is) better: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Street_and_Gin_Lane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Street_and_Gin_Lane
- badgersnake 3y agoIt must have been. He’s still a bit of a local celebrity out in Chiswick, you can visit his house. I did a gin tasting at the Portobello distillery and they give you an approximation of the historic gin palace gin. It’s not something you want to drink twice.
- Earw0rm 3y agoCuriously, it's literally across the road from the Fullers Griffin brewery. Which, while not exactly craft beer, was perhaps the nearest approximation to what we now call craft that you'd be likely to encounter in late 20th century London.
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- dclowd9901 3y agoI’m more of a whiskey guy, but cheers all the same!