Though the history of alcohol is a rich and interesting one, the history of gin is no exception. Of all fascinating milestones in the history of the drink is undoubtedly bathtub gin produced during prohibition. An alcoholic beverage was illegal during this restrictive period of American history in the country. Alcohol was sold on the black market and it was produced in homes across the country.
Bathtub gin was actually produced in homes. All those who were making the bootleg gin used denatured alcohol in the process. The poisons are taken out from the liquid to recover ethyl alcohol that was flavored with juniper flavoring. The bathtub gin was then diluted and put into bottles. Although for some this may have not been the best tasting drink on the planet, but for all those who wanted a cocktail during the prohibition era had little choice.
In all, there were seventy-five unique formulas for making bathtub gin. The alcohol needed to be denatured in order to be safely ingested by people. If the alcohol was not purified properly, devastating results took place. At times there were fatalities that were linked to impure bathtub gin. Hence the concoction often proved to...
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