London is awash with gin bars, from one serving 14,000 different gin and tonic combinations to another that lets you distill your own bottle of gin to take home, says Sam Rogg.
Love gin? Then you’ve come to the right city. Since the Middle Ages, London has been distilling vast quantities of the spirit, which is derived from juniper berries. So much so that by the mid-18th century, the capital was said to be in the grip of a ‘gin craze’, forcing Parliament to pass Gin Acts and distillation bans. Thankfully, things have relaxed a lot since then and these days you’ll find craft distilleries and gin bars galore.
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