The other day, I had a White Lady, followed by a Love Thrill and a Hanky Panky. They made a great team. All three were supplied to me by Federico, at the Savoy Hotel, in London. Enter the lobby, make ...

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Western history is intertwined with the rise (and fall and rise again) of gin. As Cambridge historian Richard Barnett details in "The Book of Gin" (Grove Press, $24), the liquor first distilled with ...

From medieval medicine to 18th century English "crack," gin has come a long way. But according to Richard Barnett, author of The Book of Gin, now... 'The Book Of Gin' Distills A Spirited History ...

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