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Pink Gin cocktail

The Pink Gin cocktail is so named due to Angostura Aromatic Bitters giving the main ingredient, gin, a pink tinge. Originally gin at room temperature was...
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Alan F Pye’s Avatar Alan F Pye
9th February at 01:10
Does anyone know what brand of gin -- pink or otherwise -- was drunk by Royal Navy officers in WWII? I was born in East London in 1942 and would dearly like to know. Thank you!
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Paloma Difford’s Avatar Paloma Difford
9th February at 09:54
Hi Alan, the old established gin brands e.g. Gordon's, Tanqueray, Booths, Beefeater, Gilbey's are likely candidates however during wartime the officers probably drank what they could lay their hands on. There wasn't the proliferation of brands there is today.
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Alan F Pye’s Avatar Alan F Pye
9th February at 18:35
Indeed. Thank you Paloma. Pretty much what I was thinking, except I'd forgotten about Booth's. I'll do a retro tour in memory. No ice. 🙂 Thanks again.
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