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Recent Examples of bathtub gin
It is known for its refreshing notes of honey and lemon, which balance out the immense spice of bathtub gin.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
The home-brewing methods, which have earned some Delta-8 a reputation as the bathtub gin of the cannabis world, can introduce toxins such as lead, according to Guido Verbeck, a professor at the University of North Texas who co-authored a study on methods of creating Delta-8.
—chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2021
Its adaptability was a boon: Even the coarsest bathtub gin could be made palatable with the addition of vermouth and olive brine (a dirty martini), a pickled onion (Gibson), lemon (twist), lime cordial (gimlet) or extra vermouth (wet).
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
Bundles questions the veracity of one prevalent anecdote that alleges her great-grandmother saddled white party guests with chitterlings and bathtub gin while her Black guests enjoyed champagne and caviar.
—Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
After Prohibition ended, people didn’t continue to buy bathtub gin when legal and safer alcohol was available.
—Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
But states also didn’t massively increase the price of newly legal alcohol to make bathtub gin more attractive.
—Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
Grosz, Dix, Duchamp, Prohibition, bathtub gin, Gatsby, the League of Nations, the Red Scare.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
The home-brewing methods, which have earned some Delta-8 a reputation as the bathtub gin of the cannabis world, can introduce toxins such as lead, according to Guido Verbeck, a professor at the University of North Texas who co-authored a study on methods of creating Delta-8.
—chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2021
Its adaptability was a boon: Even the coarsest bathtub gin could be made palatable with the addition of vermouth and olive brine (a dirty martini), a pickled onion (Gibson), lemon (twist), lime cordial (gimlet) or extra vermouth (wet).
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
Bundles questions the veracity of one prevalent anecdote that alleges her great-grandmother saddled white party guests with chitterlings and bathtub gin while her Black guests enjoyed champagne and caviar.
—Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
After Prohibition ended, people didn’t continue to buy bathtub gin when legal and safer alcohol was available.
—Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
But states also didn’t massively increase the price of newly legal alcohol to make bathtub gin more attractive.
—Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
Grosz, Dix, Duchamp, Prohibition, bathtub gin, Gatsby, the League of Nations, the Red Scare.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathtub gin
Noun
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Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2024
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With strong drinks poured and a lively DJ, we were transported to an afternoon at a snowy version of a Mykonos club.—
Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Dec. 2024
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The discovery is a reminder to be careful around bootleg downloads; hackers often exploit them to circulate malware.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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By 1990, bootleg versions of the book had washed up for sale in the pages of far-right magazines, peddled alongside sulfurous predictions of American concentration camps and a helpful who’s who of global elitists.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.—
Omari Sankofa II,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2021
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One, the stereotype is as dated as Moon Pies and white lightning.—
Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
11 June 2020
Noun
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During red-eye flights, four-hour delays, freezing plane cabins, or those moments when the plane gets stuffy, these pants have never let me down in any temperature or circumstance.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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The red-eye flights will be seasonal and run through October 15, and will include Premium and Economy classes on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.—
Brandon Withrow,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2025
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According to the police news release, Fabianski was charged with criminal mischief, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of alcohol under 21, and driving under the influence.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, The Lancet published research using 26 years of global data in an attempt to determine how much alcohol is safe.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.—
David Reamer | Alaska history,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2023
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But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 May 2023
Cite this Entry
“Bathtub gin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathtub%20gin. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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