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Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients.

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Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink that gets its distinctive flavor from juniper berries and other plant-based ingredients mixed in during production. It's a spirit that has become popular worldwide, particularly in cocktails like the martini and gin and tonic.

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Drink.name: Gin
Drink.image: DecaturGins.jpg
Drink.caption: A selection of bottled gins for sale in Georgia, United States, 2010
Drink.type: Distilled alcoholic drink
Drink.introduced: 13th century
Drink.ingredients: Barley or other grain, juniper berries
Drink.related: Jenever
Drink.colour: Clear
Drink.abv: 35–60%
Drink.proof: 70–140°

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Commons category: Gin
alcohol by volume: 37.5
2022 Harmonized System Code: 220850
native label: Gin
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Production
Etymology
History
Origin: 13th-century mentions
17th century
18th century
19th–20th centuries
21st century
Legal definition
Geographical indication
Canada
European Union
Juniper-flavoured spirit drink
Gin
Distilled gin
London gin
United States
Production
Methods
Flavouring
Similar spirits
Consumption
Classic gin cocktails
Notable brands
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients.

Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands to provide aqua vita from distillates of grapes and grains, becoming an object of commerce in the spirits industry. Gin became popular in England after the introduction of jenever, a Dutch and Belgian liquor. Although this development had been taking place since the early 17th century, gin became widespread after the 1688 Glorious Revolution led by William of Orange and subsequent import restrictions on French brandy. Gin emerged as the national alcoholic drink of England during the Gin Craze of 1695–1735.