Developed in Holland in the early seventeenth-century, it was known as "Courage" by soldiers in the Thirty Years War.
Attempts to limit its popularity through taxes in 1729 and 1736 were unsuccessful and it was not until 1751 that effective control of the "craze" for it emerged. Developed in Holland in the early seventeenth-century, it was known as "Courage" by soldiers in the Thirty Years War. Known as "Mother's Milk" from the 1820's on. later it became known as "Mother's Ruin" perhaps due to the earlier moniker of "Blue Ruin" and the belief that it led to poor parenting. Frequently sold in "palaces" in the nineteenth-century, it was alleged that over 6,000 shops in London were dedicated to its sale in the 1730's. For 10 points, name this juniper-flavored liquor whose common name is a shortened form of "Geneva".
Attempts to limit its popularity through taxes in 1729 and 1736 were unsuccessful and it was not until 1751 that effective control of the "craze" for it emerged.
Gin (clearly Geneva is acceptable before the end, but anyone who buzzes with “Geneva” deserves a cockpunch.)