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How This Obscure Gin From Menorca Became a Bartender Favorite

By now most people know there are geographically-protected wines — that whole “Actually, it’s only Champagne if it comes from” meme. Less discussed, however, are Europe’s geographically-protected spirits. There are the obvious ones, always capitalized, like Scotch, Cognac, Armagnac, and Calvados. But there is also a geographically-protected gin that is a bit more obscure. Spain’s Gin de Mahón. Produced since 1750 on the tiny island of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, roughly 130 due east of the mainlaid, it is said that the occupying British Royal Navy was what initially spurred locals to produce it. The article How This Obscure Gin From Menorca Became a Bartender Favorite appeared first on VinePair.

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