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Gin & Type Tasting at the London Design Festival

Join author Sarah Hyndman to find out how the stories of gin and type are inextricably entwined across trade routes, the history of printing and cultural tastes
2hrs 30min
Beginner
What happens in this class?

This is a unique Gin & Type Tasting evening created just for the London Design Festival, it will run for two dates only.

Our journey begins with the early days of Jenever gin, transported from the Netherlands on the same ships that bring the Dutch-style metal type, which will influence William Caslon's famous typefaces. Later both will be shipped to the New World, along with scurvy-preventing lime, where Caslon's type is to be used for the Declaration of Independence.

The tale continues in London where there is a proliferation of distilleries and type foundries. From the apothecary…

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18

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