1266 ⟶ First Written References to Genever

The first written references to genever (or jenever), or Dut...
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🧀 Cheddar Cheese Documented

Cheddar cheese documented: A pipe roll of King Henry II from 1170 records the purchase of 10,240 lb (4,640 kg) at a farthing per pound (totaling £10.13s.4d.)⟶
Cheddar Cheese Documented (1170)
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🍸 First Written References to Genever

The first written references to genever (or jenever), or Dutch gin. Flemish poet Jacob van Maerlant described how to add parts of the juniper tree to spirits in his book Der Naturen Bloeme.⟶
First Written References to Genever (1266)
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