Gin and the Gin Craze [ Food & Drink / Eating & Drinking / Social interaction ]
… societies, and was the bond that lubricated many criminal associations. Objects > Food & Drink Practices > Eating & Drinking Concepts > Social interaction Mots-clés alcool Crime Friendship Poverty Gin, the colourless spirit flavoured with … the metropolitan poor especially in London – or at least the moral panic surrounding it - can be classed as a concept. King William III is credited with introducing the taste for the Dutch spirit – genever - when he ascended to the throne … were the simplest, catering for the poor. Inns and taverns also accommodated social elites but they had different kinds of rooms for different kinds of customers. Crucially, customers were served in their seats. Lee Jackson explains: …
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