What Was the Impact of the Gin Craze in 18th Century England?

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The gin craze is an interesting societal phenomenon which took place in England in the 18th century and I am eager to know how it affected the society of those times.

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The phenomenon of gin drinking in England in the 18th century affected society in various degrees. After the administrative ban of the brandy imported from France, gin made its way in as the cheapest substitute. This resulted in mass consumption hence leading to several social vices; this phenomenon earned the nickname ‘Mother’s ruin.’ Eventually, the craze wore off with the increasing prices of the affordable ingredients.
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Re Gin, in the 18th century (or should I say until the late well into Victorian times) the water in London and many industrial cities the water held a lot of harmful bacteria and viruses including cholera and diphtheria so drinking Gin and beer were a lot safer than the water from the wells dotted around London. So the main things that were drunk were milk and low beer (often from a secondary fermentation of the hops in the vats) because of the conditions of said water.

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