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throwaway049
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How Gin Became the Meth of 18th Century England
That just sounds like an excuse to drink gin. Disclosure: I like the taste of Indian tonic water
noir_lord
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Indian tonic water (modern stuff) has vastly lower levels of quinine than what you would take back then.
sharksandwich
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Your genes actually play a large role in how you perceive the taste of quinine
http://www.monell.org/news/news_releases/quinine
look_lookatme
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There's a Surprisingly Awesome episode about Broccoli and part of it is about genetic taste preferences and some people taste quinine in it. Very interesting episode:
https://gimletmedia.com/episode/6-broccoli/
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