- Mar 3, 2017
- 3 min
A year of social trends: March is “Ginnaissance”
Appropriately enough in 2017’s Brexit Britain, the popularity of the iconically British Gin and Tonic owes it’s origins to the imposition of tariffs on foreign spirits (back in the 17th century)… These days, however, there are other factors driving the popularity of the spirit which we’re exploring in March, as part of our year identifying and living social trends. Commercially, 2016 was a record year for British gin exports with overseas sales reaching half a billion pounds,