Mothers' Ruin

Published: March 3, 2022, 11:29 p.m.

b'The gin myth of \\u201cMother\\u2019s Ruin,\\u201d which was depicted in William Hogarth\\u2019s 1751 print, Gin Lane, has colored the perception of alcohol consumption by women for nearly 300 years. Dr. Nicola Nice, who built her brand, Pomp & Whimsy, in an effort to write women back into cocktail history, joins Linda Pelaccio to talk about the history of gin and women.'