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Default 12 year Gin Project


"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:50:43 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "gtr" > wrote in message
>> news:2016022313084418449-xxx@yyyzzz...
>>> On 2016-02-23 20:40:41 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
>>>
>>>> Gin was originally a cheap rotgut made to keep the rabble drunk and
>>>> under
>>>> control in Britain. The juniper berries were added to hide the foul
>>>> taste.
>>>
>>> You oughta just skim a wiki story, or any other, about Gin and its
>>> origins
>>> to get the full sense of how totally wrong you are.

>>
>>
>> http://www.history.co.uk/study-topic...tury-gin-craze

>
> If you actually read the whole article in context it does not support
> your theory.


That was merely a gratuity. I will bow to your expertise on tequila and its
affects on the brain, though.



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