In this section of our store, we offer a premium selection of Craft Gin for sale. The selection is based on our personal preferences, as we are devoted Gin & Tonic lovers. It includes as well our two house brands, Lucky HANS Gin and Six Ravens. In the following paragraph, you find as well some background info about this historical spirit.
Gin is a distilled spirit which derives its predominant flavor from juniper berries. The Dutch doctor François de la Boe is credited with the invention of this famous spirit. He distilled juniper berries as a herbal medicine and called it genever, the Dutch word for juniper berries. English soldiers, who were fighting with the Dutch against the Spanish in the Eighty Years' War, brought the drink to Britain and called it "Gin". The spirit became highly popular and was also heavily consumed in tropical British colonies. Gin was used to mask the bitter flavor of quinine, which was the only effective anti-malarial compound during this time. Quinine was dissolved in carbonated water to form tonic water; the resulting mix became the origin of today's famous Gin & Tonic combination!