| − | In England there are two distinct types, [[London]] gin and [[Plymouth]] gin. Ireland produces [[Cork]] gin (named after the city not the bark of the cork oak tree). Gin used to a popular intoxicant of the working classes and the [[artist]] [[Hogarth]] produced a series of prints on the theme of gin. A popular euphemism for gin in England is ''Mother's Ruin''. Although gin was originally consumed neat, it is now mainly consumed in mixed drinks, the most famous of which is '''gin and tonic'''. | + | In England there are two distinct types, [[London]] dry gin and [[Plymouth]] gin. Ireland produces [[Cork]] gin (named after the city not the bark of the cork oak tree). Gin used to a popular intoxicant of the working classes and the [[artist]] [[Hogarth]] produced a series of prints on the theme of gin. A popular euphemism for gin in England is ''Mother's Ruin''. Although gin was originally consumed neat, it is now mainly consumed in mixed drinks, the most famous of which is '''gin and tonic'''. |