Behind The Headlines | Ata Rahman
Classically, gin should be served with cubes of ice, a wedge of lime and tonic water. But where do the tonic and lime come from? Tonic contains quinine which has antimalarial properties and became an important mixer with gin for colonial British officers, initially in South Asia but also in Africa. Lime was originally added to gin to make lime juice more palatable, because it was a good countermeasure against scurvy.
Behind The Headlines | Caroline Bishop
Tea may well be our National drink, but there’s no denying the long-held, never-ending love the population of the UK has for Ale!…and Gin…and Vodka….and basically all spirits.
Behind The Headlines | Robbie Wilson
The April 1986 nuclear disaster of Chernobyl remains an infamous date throughout history. From this, the Whitworth Art Gallery’s latest exhibition of the works of British artists Jane and Louise More »
Behind The Headlines | Michael Cass
Michael J Cass: First of all, what brought you to the University of Manchester? What really took me to this institution is the fact that there’s way more to the More »
Behind The Headlines | Bethany Gent
On the 3rd of October The University of Manchester Museum opened its doors to launch the new exhibition, Breed: The British and Their Dogs. I anticipated a parade of different More »
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July 12, 2016 by maximios • History
Behind The Headlines | Ata Rahman
Classically, gin should be served with cubes of ice, a wedge of lime and tonic water. But where do the tonic and lime come from? Tonic contains quinine which has antimalarial properties and became an important mixer with gin for colonial British officers, initially in South Asia but also in Africa. Lime was originally added to gin to make lime juice more palatable, because it was a good countermeasure against scurvy.
Behind The Headlines | Caroline Bishop
Tea may well be our National drink, but there’s no denying the long-held, never-ending love the population of the UK has for Ale!…and Gin…and Vodka….and basically all spirits.
Behind The Headlines | Robbie Wilson
The April 1986 nuclear disaster of Chernobyl remains an infamous date throughout history. From this, the Whitworth Art Gallery’s latest exhibition of the works of British artists Jane and Louise More »
Behind The Headlines | Michael Cass
Michael J Cass: First of all, what brought you to the University of Manchester? What really took me to this institution is the fact that there’s way more to the More »
Behind The Headlines | Bethany Gent
On the 3rd of October The University of Manchester Museum opened its doors to launch the new exhibition, Breed: The British and Their Dogs. I anticipated a parade of different More »