Gin’s popularity has been on the rise due to three main factors: the craft beer and spirits movement, its versatility, and its affordability. It’s used and loved worldwide by many (including us) and it’s easy to see why. Gin has been many things over the years.

When did gin become so popular?

It didn’t take long for this lovely liquor to hop across the English Channel in a big way. In the latter half of the 17th Century and in the early years of the 18th Century, gin rapidly gained popularity in England, cementing the association it still enjoys with that nation.

Where is gin most popular?

1) The Philippines. This may come as a shock, but the Philippines is the world’s largest gin market, making up around 43% of global sales, and consuming 22 millions cases of gin each year.