Back in the eighteenth century, Britain was hit with a dangerous “gin epidemic”, which sounds a bit more fun than the pandemic we’re living through, but was in fact really dangerous and disruptive! Cheap and easy to make, gin was being distilled and consumed in unbelievable quantities – with an estimated 10 million gallons being distilled annually in London alone! Unfortunately, safety standards weren’t very strict back then, so the gin being sold all over the place was often very dangerous, and rendered many men impotent and women sterile – hence “Mother’s Ruin”.
Thankfully, we’ve all moved on quite a bit since then, and the production of gin is much more tightly controlled! London Dry gins, like our signature Tipsy Gin, are subject to particularly tight regulations. Gin distillers these days also pay a bit more attention to flavour – ours, for instance, is distilled with elderflower and heather, with the added punch of hibiscus and pink peppercorns in the infusion test tube!
