Zone 1 Radio - #londontastes With Allyson Munro

The New London Gin Craze. Tom du Croz presents #InGoodTaste - cooking up a storm every week on ZoneOneRadio - the community radio station for Central London. A pure grain spirit, tasting predominantly of juniper berries - gin has a fascinating history. First brewed as a medicine by monks during the black death, it’s popularity grew during the early 18th century in London, sparking a “gin craze” when consumption spiralled out of control. Its reputation now restored, Gin is enjoying something of a renaissance, with almost 120 brands now available on the market. We speak to Olivier Ward of ginblog.co.uk, take a tour of Ian Hart's distillery in Highgate where he produces the award-winning Sacred Gin and take a boat trip with Ross Butler of Butler's Gin to find out why gin has come back into fashion. -- www.twitter.com/_InGoodTaste & www.twitter.com/z1radio www.ZoneOneRadio.com & www.facebook.com/ZoneOneRadio - Louis Armstrong - Mack the Knife Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair Nancy