Gin is firmly steeped in the City of London’s history.
During the Gin Craze of the 18th century, there was a gin shop or distillery on every street of the Square Mile. It almost destroyed the capital city, which erupted into social crisis, with soaring levels of crime, poverty and death.
Now there is only one working distillery in the whole of the City. It opened its doors in 2012, nearly two centuries after the last distilleries in the City closed. Business Insider interviewed Jonathan Clark, managing director and master distiller. Read it here.