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Like the events which gave gin the nickname “mother’s ruin” in the mid-1700s London, absinthe’s reputation was tarnished by unscrupulous profiteers who made cheap, adulterated, and dangerous imitations, marketed primarily to poor alcoholics. Earning the trust of the TTB required months of discussions.
We ranked and argued and analyzed, and after a little math came up with what is obviously the most definitive list of summer cocktailing ever published. He devised the cocktail to accompany shellfish, with a gin-based spirit mixed with fruits and spices. RS Gin and Tonic 2 oz. white rum (or substitute gin) 1 oz.
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