A short history of Gin & Tonic

Derivado de una medicina que tomaban los soldados británicos en la India para combatir la malaria, esta bebida es uno de los combinados más versátiles. Desde la receta más sencilla hasta la más sofisticada, la fiebre del gin-tonic no cesa.

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Gin and tonic is arguably + arguably: prosiblemente Britain’s favourite cocktail and one of the most popular in the world. In the last few years, consumption has skyrocketed + to skyrocket: dispararse and, served in countless + countless: incontables , imaginative ways, it has become known as a sophisticated yet + yet: aun así  cool + cool: guay cocktail. It all began, however + however: sin embargo , centuries ago…

A DUTCH INVENTION

The name ‘gin’ comes from  ‘genièvre‘, the French term for the juniper berry + juniper berry: enebrina, baya de enebro , and it is said that it was invented in 17th-century Leiden in the Netherlands by a professor of medicine called Franciscus Sylvius. He distilled the juniper berry with spirits + spirits: licores , producing an inexpensive medicinal drink with diuretic properties that was very well received + well received: bien recibida . By the middle of the century + by the middle of the century: para mediados de siglo , there were about four hundred distilleries in Amsterdam alone. The British soldiers who were serving + to serve: servir in the country tried gin, loved it and took it home. Its popularity quickly spread + quickly spread: se extendió rápidamente in England, causing a so-called + so-called: llamado ‘gin craze + craze: locura ’. Many households + households: hogares made their own + their own: su propia gin, and the excessive consumption became a serious social problem; it was known as ‘mother’s ruin + ruin: ruina ’!

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In the 19th century, the British officials in India used to take quinine + quinine: quinina , a substance extracted from the cinchona tree, native to Peru, to prevent + to prevent: to prevent malaria. In fact, it is said that the Spanish colonists in America introduced this remedy in Europe after seeing indigenous peoples + indigenous peoples: pueblos indígenas use it to treat fevers + to treat fevers: para tratar la fiebre . But quinine was quite + quite: bastante  bitter + bitter: amarga and, to make it more palatable + palatable: apetecible , the British dissolved it in water with sugar, creating an early form of tonic water. Schweppes soon introduced the Indian Quinine Tonic, advertising + to advertise: publicitar it as the daily dose of quinine that Winston Churchill himself encouraged + to encourage: animar people to take. It was only a matter of time + matter of time: cuestión de tiempo before some spirit was added + to add: añadir to the mixture, and soon gin and tonic became the perfect refreshment + refreshment: refresco for Brits in the hot Indian climate.

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¡Esta ronda la pago yo! - This round is on me!

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THE 21st CENTURY GIN CRAZE

The worldwide + worldwide: mundial success of gin and tonic has led + to lead: conducir to the rise + rise: aumento of many new distillers and recipes + SPEAK UP EXPLAINS Receta. En inglés existe una distinción clara entre una ‘receta’ (recipe) entendida como una serie de instrucciones para preparar ya sea un cóctel, una comida o incluso un medicamento, y la ‘receta’ (prescription) que entrega un médico al enfermo con las indicaciones del tratamiento. ; some bars even have a gin & tonic zone, with bartenders + bartenders: camareros making them all night. Although + although: null the ingredients list has grown + to grow: crecer  longer and longer + longer and longer: cada vez más larga , you really only need some gin, a bottle of tonic water, some ice cubes + ice cubes: cubitos de hielo and a wedge + wedge: trozo, gajo of lime to make your own G&T.

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+ arguably: prosiblemente + to skyrocket: dispararse + countless: incontables + yet: aun así + cool: guay + however: sin embargo + juniper berry: enebrina, baya de enebro + spirits: licores + well received: bien recibida + by the middle of the century: para mediados de siglo + to serve: servir + quickly spread: se extendió rápidamente + so-called: llamado + craze: locura + households: hogares + their own: su propia + ruin: ruina + quinine: quinina + to prevent: to prevent + indigenous peoples: pueblos indígenas + to treat fevers: para tratar la fiebre + quite: bastante + bitter: amarga + palatable: apetecible + to advertise: publicitar + to encourage: animar + matter of time: cuestión de tiempo + to add: añadir + refreshment: refresco + worldwide: mundial + to lead: conducir + rise: aumento + bartenders: camareros + although: null + to grow: crecer + longer and longer: cada vez más larga + ice cubes: cubitos de hielo + wedge: trozo, gajo

SPEAK UP EXPLAINS

+ SPEAK UP EXPLAINS Receta. En inglés existe una distinción clara entre una ‘receta’ (recipe) entendida como una serie de instrucciones para preparar ya sea un cóctel, una comida o incluso un medicamento, y la ‘receta’ (prescription) que entrega un médico al enfermo con las indicaciones del tratamiento.
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