bathtub gin

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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. 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 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 The Roaring Twenties weren’t all about flappers and bathtub gin. Vogue, 13 Apr. 2022 Williams sold bathtub gin to a Chicago nightclub and wrote a sports column for The Chicago Whip to make ends meet. Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2022 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathtub gin
Noun
  • This charming, historic pub, named for the year the land was first settled, offers a cozy retreat blending history with great food, strong drinks, and warm hospitality.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Looking for strong drinks and a light breeze without the noise of Lower Broadway?
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • On third-and-2, Salter kept it on a bootleg and rolled into trouble again, throwing the ball away.
    Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Additionally, there’s a small museum in the administration building, which Bryant operates, displaying a surviving roulette wheel, poker chips, bootleg liquor bottles and other items from Top O’ Hill’s wild heyday.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Above the patch is another white lightning bolt.
    Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • Southwest Airlines will launch daily red-eye service from Sacramento to Chicago Midway International Airport.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Inversion Rib Legging These Vuori leggings feature stylish ribbing to elevate the look, making them as fitting for a morning yoga sesh as a red-eye flight.
    Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Sheen, 60, opens up about his misuse of drugs and alcohol which wreaked havoc on his health and career.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At the bar, Jeremiah is drunk and drowning his pain in alcohol.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • But the new film, set in 1986, finds the Warrens dealing with a bunch of personal matters, as well as a Pennsylvania family haunted by a mirror cursed with malevolent spirits.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Founded in London in 1969, the IWSC is renowned for its rigorous blind tastings and expert judging panels, which annually evaluate thousands of entries across all major spirits categories.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Bathtub gin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathtub%20gin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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