| 词条 | Bathtub gin |
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As gin was the predominant drink in the 1920s, many variations were created by mixing cheap grain alcohol with water and flavorings and other agents, such as juniper berry juice and glycerin. Because the preferred sort of bottle was too tall to be topped off with water from a sink, they were filled from a bathtub tap.{{huh?|date=February 2019}}{{dubious|date=February 2019}}{{fact|date=February 2019}} In addition, mixing grain alcohol, water and flavorings in vessels large enough to supply commercial users, had to be small enough for the operation to go undetected by the police. The common metal bathtub in use at the time would have been ideal as would have been a ceramic bathtub, hence the name, 'bathtub gin'. However, since distillation requires closed distillation apparatus and cannot be accomplished in an open vessel such as a bathtub, stories of distilled alcoholic products produced in an open bathtub are likely untrue.{{dubious|date=February 2019}} Many gin cocktails owe their existence to bathtub gin, as they were also created in order to mask the unpleasant taste.[2] Bathtub Gin is also the name for a gin brand produced by Ableforth's in the United Kingdom. Although not made in a bathtub, it is produced using compounding/infusing rather than using botanical distillation.[3] In popular culture{{In popular culture|date=December 2018}}The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" features Homer and Bart mixing and brewing alcohol, including gin, in various bathtubs in the basement and secretly supplying and distributing it to Moe's Tavern via an elaborate delivery system to avoid detection. The band Phish has a song titled "Bathtub Gin" that was originally released on the album Lawn Boy. The song also appears on Hampton Comes Alive and several other live albums.[4] Mean Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett) in the film Annie (1982) is shown doctoring bathtub gin. See also{{portal|Liquor}}
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathtub%20gin |title=bathtub gin |work=Merriam-Webster OnLine |publisher=Merriam-Webster |location=Springfield, MA |accessdate=March 3, 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100219094300/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathtub%20gin| archivedate= 19 February 2010 | deadurl= no}} {{Alcoholic beverages}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bathtub Gin}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Sandham|first=Tom|title=World's Best Cocktails: 500 Signature Drinks from the World's Best Bars and Bartenders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ceCHTC1QstYC&pg=PA72|date=1 October 2012|publisher=Fair Winds Press|isbn=978-1-61058-648-1|page=72}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.ginfoundry.com/gin/bathtub-gin/|title = Bathtub Gin|date = |accessdate = 2015-07-29|website = |publisher = Gin Foundry|last = |first = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140522072524/http://www.ginfoundry.com/gin/bathtub-gin/|archivedate = 2014-05-22}} 4. ^{{Cite web|title = Bathtub Gin History|url = http://phish.net/song/bathtub-gin/history|website = phish.net|accessdate = 2015-07-30|publisher = Mockingbird Foundation}} 5 : Distilled drinks|1920s|American culture|History of North America|Prohibition in the United States |
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