With all the recent interest in reviving long dead cocktails created during the Prohibition Era I thought it might be fun to dedicate a post. These cocktails were meant to mask the taste of Bathtub Gin and to disguise the alcoholic contents from prying eyes.
Distilleries, breweries, and vineyards were shutdown all over the country if they did not have a license to provide alcohol for medicinal or religious purposes. Priests and Rabbis were given access to wine for ceremonial purposes but this was not enough for everyone.
Nine breweries in Dayton, Ohio were shutdown or converted to produce other products such as ice, soda pop, ice cream, and spring water.
The Dayton Breweries Company, owned by Adam Schantz, began to make its 'Lily Water' available for public consumption. Originally the 'Lily Water' was used in the brewing of the beer.
Enter
Gin became popular during the 1920's as an alternative to other forms of alcohol. It was cheap and easy to make.
HERE is a recipe for 'Bathtub Gin' that let's you bring some history into your home. Okay, so maybe not some history but it might put you in the spirit.
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