Exactly where and when gin was first created has long been debated. Its earliest version dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but then it was used as a medicine rather than a drink to be enjoyed. A ...

When the 18th amendment was passed, breweries and distillers were scrambling to pivot. Many turned to making soda, like this ...

The first patent issued for an invention by an American inventor was in 1790 for an improvement to potash production, and it ...

Located north of Huntsville, a few miles from the Tennessee line, are the remains of an old whistle-stop town.

Exeter Gin offers a multi-award winning range of artisan gins ... Every piece is different and has a bit of history. They ...

You can’t help chuckling at the irony. The man who made millions from making the world laugh failed to convince an audience ...

“We felt like we needed to expand to do a better job, a timelier job of ginning the producer’s cotton,” said Jerrell Key, general manager for Adobe Walls. “We jumped in and built another gin.

His cotton gin also made the mass production of cotton possible ... (Fields’ estranged wife and son used that clause to ...

Gin, a spirit with roots in the 1600s, has a rich history that began with the Flemish herbal medicine jenever. Over the centuries, it evolved into a staple for many cocktails. From its early medicinal ...

Less than two hours from Houston, Washington County offers something for everyone and will appeal to history buffs ... glimpse of the oldest operating cotton gin in the country at the Texas ...

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