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20 best Gin cocktails
Gin challenges even vodka for its cocktail versatility, and as the leading spirit in vintage cocktail books there are plenty of great gin-based cocktails
History of gin cocktails
The development of cocktail culture and so, by default gin based cocktails, were much aided by three developments: artificial carbonation of water (1767),
