[NTLK] [OT-FS] Re: [ADMIN] Post Etiquette: Items For Sale

[Laurence W Brown]

Essentially.
Gin was the first cheap, and thus widely available, mass-produced alcohol in Britain, and was immediately the drug of choice for the masses of new urban poor displaced from rural areas by industrialization... Only much later did it become respectable enough for the upper crust.

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On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:36, Dennis Swaney <romad at aol.com> wrote:

> Isn't that like vodka that is made from grain (as opposed to potatoes)?
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> Sincerely,
> Dennis B. Swaney
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> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Laurence W Brown <lwb at mac.com> wrote:
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>> Actually, it's only flavored with juniper - the alcohol part is just plain
>> old tasteless grain alcohol...
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>> On Jun 8, 2012, at 10:10, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>> Gin is made from juniper berries and some flavor extracts.
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