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The Purl

The Purl

3.4 4 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Old Tom gin
Top up with British bitter ale

How to make

Serve in a pint glass

  1. 1 POUR ingredients into chilled glass.

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37.6% alc./vol. ยท 1.4 standard drinks

History

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In 18th century London, gin was typically mixed with water in a two-to-one ratio and sold by the quarter pint. Another popular mixture was the Purl, made simply with gin and ale. For a 'hot purl', the beer was sometimes warmed first, a variation that was apparently favored by Thames boatmen of that era.