Gin is having a moment. We talk to gin communicator Leon Dalloway about gin's backstory, the ups and downs of the drink over the centuries, and the particular qualities of Australian gin. Leon's Gin Journey tour company is celebrating 10 years. Currently running in London and Sydney, he's about to do his first Melbourne gin crawl as part of the upcoming Melbourne Cocktail Festival.\n\nhttps://melbournecocktailfestival.io/\n\nFollow Dirty Linen on Instagram\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast\n\nFollow Dani Valent\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/danivalent\n\nFollow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/\n\nFollow Huck (Executive Producer)\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/\n\nLISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS\n\nhttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork\n\nDirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it\u2019s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.\xa0\nDirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.