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The Invented History of Navy Strength Gin - Fix Me a Drink

Fix Me a Drink with Noah Rothbaum & David Wondrich Podcast

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The Problem With Beer on Ships

British sailors were supposed to get a gallon of beer a day in the Middle Ages. They bought an England drink gin and bitters, which is often called pincin. There was never any ice in any of these things because Navy ships didn't really have ice.

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